Phrase Hound found 48 phrases and 39 compound words that contain pulse. The most common are listed below. Open pulse in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 48
- Pulse width
- electromagnetic pulseA short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation generated by a physical event, in particular by a large thermonuclear explosion in the atmosphere. The pulse causes a damaging surge of voltage within electrical and …
- pulse oximeterA device used to monitor the oxygen level of a patient's blood.
- pulse oximetryA noninvasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient's hemoglobin, using a sensor placed on a thin part of the patient's anatomy, usually a fingertip or earlobe.
- finger on the pulseAn active interest in the latest developments (of some topic).
- pulse waveA kind of non-sinusoidal waveform that is similar to a square wave but lacks the perfectly symmetrical shape.
- pulse pressureThe difference between systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
- pulse jetAlternative spelling of pulsejet: a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
- pulse diagnosisSynonym of pulsology: Examination of the pulse as a means of diagnosis
- oxygen pulseOxygen uptake per heartbeat at rest.
- pulse modulationAny of a number of techniques whereby a series of information-carrying quantities occurring at discrete instances of time is encoded into a corresponding series of electromagnetic carrier pulses.
- pulse oxPulse oximetry.
- pulse dialingA system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as the equivalent number of pulses.
- pulse decay timeSynonym of fall time: The amount of time taken for the amplitude of a pulse to decrease from a specified value to another specified value.
- pulse modulatorA device for the pulse modulation of a radio-frequency carrier signal
- pulse diallingAlternative spelling of pulse dialing: A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as the equivalent number of pulses.
- pulse detonation engineA jet engine driven by repeated detonations within the engine.
- pulse-poundingThat increases the heartbeat rate, especially as a result of excitement or fear.
- have one's finger on the pulseTo understand (something) well.
- pulse glassAn instrument consisting of a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the heat of the hand causes to boil.
- pulse-likeAlternative form of pulselike: Resembling or characteristic of a pulse.
- chirped-pulse amplificationTechnique for achieving greater amplification of a laser pulse by stretching ("chirping") it, amplifying it, and then compressing it, thereby avoiding damage to amplifier components.
- pulse glassesplural of pulse glass: An instrument consisting of a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the heat of the hand causes to boil.
- fingers on the pulseplural of finger on the pulse: An active interest in the latest developments (of some topic).
- pulse wavesplural of pulse wave: A kind of non-sinusoidal waveform that is similar to a square wave but lacks the perfectly symmetrical shape.
Compound words 39
- pulserOne who or that which pulses.
- pulsejeta valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
- overpulseAn electric pulse that spikes above normal operating levels.
- prepulseA weak pulse (stimulus) that inhibits a reaction to a subsequent stronger one
- underpulseAn underlying pulse, flow, or impulse.
- anthropulseA burst of human activity following an anthropause.
- pulsimeterA sphygmograph.
- apulsePulsing.
- aeropulsepulsejet
- afterpulseA pulse (of energy) that follows some other event