HEARTBEAT

heartbeat

(noun) an animating or vital unifying force; “New York is the commercial heartbeat of America”

pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat

(noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; “he could feel the beat of her heart”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heartbeat (plural heartbeats)

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator

A driving impulse or vital force.

A very short space of time; an instant.

(computing) A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.

Synonyms

• (rhythm at which a heart pulsates): pulse

Source: Wiktionary



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