pulse
noun
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
pulses
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present tense formof pulse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Data runs through the glass, in the form of pulses of light, at the speed of over 100,000 miles per second.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
It also stipulates that if beans or pulses form the protein part of a main course, another vegetable must be available.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The startup’s design creates all that energy by linking together 156 modules, or movable shipping container-sized machines, that each emit pulses of energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The experiment relied on two carefully timed laser pulses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Optical fibers, by contrast, can carry very high-frequency optical pulses on the same individual fiber without substantial signal degradation for many, many miles.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
