pulse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Latin pulsus, “beat”, from pellere, “to drive”

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[edit] Noun

pulse (plural pulses)

1. Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds of variable size, shape and colour within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals.
2. (physiology) A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart.
3. A beat or throb.
4. (music) The beat or tactus of a piece of music.

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• beat

Physiology:

• arrhythmia
• blood pressure
• heartbeat

Music:

• meter
• tempo

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• pulse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• pulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of elpsu
• Lepus
• pules