pulse
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
Types & categories
- wave hypernym
Related & opposite
- pulse derivation
- electronics domain topic
Sense 2 verb
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Types & categories
- thump hypernym
Related & opposite
- heartbeat derivation
- throbbing derivation
- pulse rate derivation
- pulsate verb group
Sense 3 noun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
he could feel the beat of her heart
Types & categories
- periodic event hypernym
- diastole hyponym
- systole hyponym
- throbbing hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
pulse waves
Types & categories
- produce hypernym
Related & opposite
- pulse derivation
Sense 5 noun
the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
Types & categories
- vital sign hypernym
- rate hypernym
- femoral pulse hyponym
- radial pulse hyponym
Related & opposite
- pulse derivation
Sense 6 verb
drive by or as if by pulsation
A soft breeze pulsed the air
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- pulse causes
Sense 7 noun
edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
Types & categories
- legume hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | electronics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wave |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | heartbeat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | throbbing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse rate |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | pulsate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | thump |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thump |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | periodic event |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | diastole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | systole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | throbbing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | produce |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | vital sign |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | rate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | femoral pulse |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | radial pulse |
| 6 | causes | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | legume |