I 1. noun 1) пульс; пульсация; биение; - feel the pulse 2) биение (жизни и т.п.) 3) импульс, толчок 4) чувство, настроение 5) ритм ударов (весел и т.п.) 6) mus.; prosody ритм 2. v. пульсировать, биться; His blood pulsed through his blood vessels faster and faster as he ran up the stairs. You can feel the nervousness pulsing through the crowd. II noun; collect.; bot. бобовые растения ...
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, esp. as felt in the wrists, temples, etc. b each successive beat of the arteries or heart. 2 a throb or thrill of life or emotion. 3 a latent feeling. 4 a single vibration of sound, electric current, light, etc., esp. as a signal. 5 a musical beat. 6 any regular or recurrent rhythm, e.g. of the stroke of oars. --v.intr. 1 pulsate. 2 (foll. by out, in, etc.) transmit etc. by rhythmical beats. Phrases and idioms pulse code coding information in pulses. pulse code modulation a pulse modulation technique of representing a signal by a sequence of binary codes. pulse modulation a type of modulation in which pulses are varied to represent a signal. Derivatives pulseless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF pous f. L pulsus f. pellere puls- drive, beat 2. n. (as sing. or pl.) 1 the edible seeds of various leguminous plants, e.g. chick-peas, lentils, beans, etc. 2 the plant or plants producing this. Etymology: ME f. OF pols f. L puls pultis porridge of meal etc. ...
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English puls, probably from Anglo-French puuiz gruel, from Latin pult-, puls, probably from Greek poltos Date: 13th century the edible seeds of various crops (as peas, beans, or lentils) of the legume family; also a plant yielding ~ II. noun Etymology: Middle English puls, from Anglo-French, from Latin pulsus, literally, beating, from pellere to drive, push, beat — more at felt Date: 14th century 1. a. the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart b. the palpable beat resulting from such ~ as detected in a superficial artery; also the number of individual beats in a specified time period (as one minute) a resting ~ of 70 2. a. underlying sentiment or opinion or an indication of it b. vitality 3. a. rhythmical beating, vibrating, or sounding b. beat, throb 4. a. a transient variation of a quantity (as electric current or voltage) whose value is normally constant b. (1) an electromagnetic wave or modulation thereof of brief duration (2) a brief disturbance of pressure in a medium; especially a sound wave or short train of sound waves 5. a dose of a substance especially when applied over a short period of time ~s of intravenous methylprednisolone III. verb (~d; pulsing) Date: 15th century intransitive verb to exhibit a ~ or pulsation ; throb transitive verb 1. to drive by or as if by a pulsation 2. to cause to pulsate 3. a. to produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of ~s ~d waves b. to cause (an apparatus) to produce ~s • ~r noun ...
(pulses, pulsing, pulsed) 1. Your pulse is the regular beating of blood through your body, which you can feel when you touch particular parts of your body, especially your wrist. Mahoney’s pulse was racing, and he felt confused. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. In music, a pulse is a regular beat, which is often produced by a drum. ...the repetitive pulse of the music. N-COUNT 3. A pulse of electrical current, light, or sound is a temporary increase in its level. The switch works by passing a pulse of current between the tip and the surface. N-COUNT 4. If you refer to the pulse of a group in society, you mean the ideas, opinions, or feelings they have at a particular time. The White House insists that the president is in touch with the pulse of the black community. N-SING: the N of n 5. If something pulses, it moves, appears, or makes a sound with a strong regular rhythm. His temples pulsed a little, threatening a headache... It was a slow, pulsing rhythm that seemed to sway languidly in the air. = throb VERB: V, V-ing 6. Some seeds which can be cooked and eaten are called pulses, for example peas, beans, and lentils. N-PLURAL 7. If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it. He claims to have his finger on the pulse of the industry... It’s important to keep your finger on the pulse by reading all the right magazines. PHRASE: Ns inflect, usu PHR after v 8. When someone takes your pulse or feels your pulse, they find out how quickly your heart is beating by feeling the pulse in your wrist. PHRASE: V and N inflect ...
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~1 n 1 C usually singular 2 a) the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body (I checked his pulse - he was still alive.) b) also pulse rate the number of these beats per minute (take/feel sb's pulse (=to count how many times someone's heart beats in a minute, usually by feeling their wrist)) (The nurse took my pulse - it was faster than normal. | your pulse quickens/races (=it gets faster because you are excited, nervous etc)) 3 an amount of sound, light, or electricity that continues for a very short time (emitting pulses of sound at around 200 cycles per second) 4 pulses seeds such as beans, peas, and lentils that can be eaten 5 a strong regular beat as in music, or on a drum (- see also have/keep your finger on the pulse finger1 (12)) ~2 v 1 to move or flow with a steady rapid beat or sound (the blood pulsing through his veins | coloured lights pulsing in time with the music) 2 if a feeling or emotion pulses through someone, they feel it very strongly (excitement pulsing through the crowd) ...
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