the beating of the pulse

  • 1feeling the pulse — groping for the pulse, sensing the regular beating of the heart …

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  • 2Pulse — Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.] 1. (Physiol.) The… …

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  • 3Pulse glass — Pulse Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.] 1. (Physiol.) …

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  • 4Pulse wave — Pulse Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.] 1. (Physiol.) …

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  • 5pulse — Ⅰ. pulse [1] ► NOUN 1) the rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them. 2) each successive throb of the arteries. 3) a single vibration or short burst of sound, electric current, light, etc. 4) a musical beat or other… …

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  • 6The Future Sound of London — FSOL band member Garry Cobain at the 2009 Gogolfest in Kiev, Ukraine Background information Also known as see below …

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  • 7pulse — [[t]pʌ̱ls[/t]] pulses, pulsing, pulsed 1) N COUNT: usu sing 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… …

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  • 8pulse — pulse1 [pʌls] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(heart)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3¦(sound/light/electricity)¦ 4¦(feelings/opinions)¦ 5¦(food)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pouls, from Latin pulsus beating , past participle of pellere to hit ] …

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  • 9The Club (play) — Infobox Film name = The Club image size = caption = The Club (DVD cover) director = Bruce Beresford producer = writer = David Williamson narrator = starring = Jack Thompson John Howard Graham Kennedy music = cinematography = editing = distributor …

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  • 10Pulse — The rhythmic dilation of an artery resulting from beating of the heart. It is often measured by feeling the arteries of the wrist. * * * Rhythmic dilation of an artery, produced by the increased volume of blood thrown into the vessel by the… …

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