PULSE
What does "PULSE" mean?
The rhythmic throbbing of arteries as blood is pumped by the heart.
Meanings
- The regular beat felt in an artery as the heart pumps blood. The nurse pressed two fingers to his wrist to find a pulse.
- A single brief burst of energy, sound, light, or current. The laser fires a pulse every millisecond. technical
- The edible seed of a legume, such as a lentil, bean, or pea. Lentils and chickpeas are pulses rich in protein. technical
- To throb or move with a strong, regular rhythm. The bass pulsed through the floor of the club.
Did you know?
- The UN named 2016 the International Year of Pulses - and here 'pulse' means the dried legume seed, a word with a completely separate origin from your heartbeat.
Word origin
The heartbeat sense is from Latin 'pulsus' ('a beating'), from 'pellere' ('to drive, push'); the legume sense is a separate word, from Latin 'puls' ('thick gruel of meal').
Remember it
PULSE comes from Latin 'pellere', 'to push' - your heart pushes the blood that you feel.
A little poem
Two fingers, one wrist-
the small drum keeps its promise
you forgot to hear.
haiku
Wordplay
- The lentil and the heartbeat are both called a pulse. One keeps you alive, the other keeps you fed.
What it teaches
The rhythm you stop noticing is usually the one keeping you alive.
Quick facts
What does PULSE mean?
The rhythmic throbbing of arteries as blood is pumped by the heart.
Is PULSE a valid word?
Yes — PULSE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PULSE?
PULSE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PULSE come from?
The heartbeat sense is from Latin 'pulsus' ('a beating'), from 'pellere' ('to drive, push'); the legume sense is a separate word, from Latin 'puls' ('thick gruel of meal').
What can PULSE teach us?
The rhythm you stop noticing is usually the one keeping you alive.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.