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the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person''s health produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air" (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" expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby''s heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
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