pulse

(pŭls)

1. The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck.
2. a. A regular or rhythmical beating.
   b. A single beat or throb.
3. Physics
   a. A brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity: a pulse of current; a pulse of radiation.
   b. Any of a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by a brief sudden change in a quantity.
4. The perceptible emotions or sentiments of a group of people: “a man who had . . . his finger on the pulse of America” (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.)

1. To pulsate; beat: “The nation pulsed with music and proclamation, with rages and moral pretensions” (Lance Morrow).
2. Physics To undergo a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by brief, sudden changes in a quantity.

(pŭls)

1. The edible seeds of certain pod-bearing plants, such as peas and beans.
2. A plant yielding these seeds.