heart rate
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of heart rate
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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My heart rate cruised through most of the match in the low to mid-50 beats per minute but "literally within half a second" of Kane scoring my heart rate rose to 69 beats per minute.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Wearables shine LEDs into your skin, monitoring blood pumping through your veins to infer heart rate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
She had an emergency caesarean because her baby's heart rate kept slowing down during labour.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Several can detect car crashes or spikes in heart rate as a result of tachycardia, along with such conditions as atrial fibrillation and sleep apnea.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
“There are legends, though,” said Harry, and as his heart rate quickened, the pain in his scar became more intense; he was sure that Voldemort had decided to put his idea into action.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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