pulse rate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pulse rate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Once in the late 1950s, while building machinery to record sounds a heart makes, he accidentally used the wrong resistor, but its electrical pulse rate was steady, like a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The drums can produce melody and, while mellow, come alive with a speed that dramatically raises the pulse rate.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
No cries or gurgles, the unnerving silence in the room is only broken by the high-pitched beeps of a pulse rate monitor.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
Two months ago, Apple lost a patent case over the technology its smartwatches use to detect people’s pulse rate.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023
When Maurice’s slow answer emerged as no, he wouldn’t mind, my pulse rate returned to normal.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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