heart rate
noun
the number of heartbeats per minute.
heart rates
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pluralof heart rate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Health obsessives often monitor workouts, step counts, sleep metrics, heart rates and nutrition data, cross-referencing the information with their calendars, meeting transcriptions, emails and clinical records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Any time someone stops smoking—even temporarily—their heart rates can drop to normal levels in around 20 minutes, according to the American Lung Association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
During dives lasting more than 400 seconds at depths of around 80 meters, they maintained higher and steadier heart rates of 20 to 30 beats per minute for as long as 300 seconds.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
Firefighters, too, will don uniforms with intelligent fabrics that will allow commanders to monitor their heart rates and other physiology metrics to spot a crew member in distress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
“It was the product you were selling. And what you produced was not love. It was fake love. You defrauded us. It’s clear. Your heart rates no longer rise when you see each other.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
