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aedicule (iou) and pulse 1, noun (oh)


aedicule (iou)



aedicule noun. . M19.
[Latin aedicula dim. of aedes dwelling: see -CULE.]
A small structure or room, esp. one used as a shrine; (a small structure over) a niche for a statue etc.
ae'dicular adjective M20.

pulse 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?heart?
2 ?Music?
3 ?sound/light/electricity?
4 ?feelings/opinions?
5 ?Food?
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[Sense: 1-4; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: pouls, from Latin pulsus 'beating', past participle of pellere 'to hit']
[Sense: 5; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: pouls 'porridge', from Latin puls]
?HEART?
[C usually singular] a) the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body
-see also heartbeat heartbeat
::The doctor listened to his breathing and checked his pulse .
::His breathing was shallow and his pulse was weak .
find/detect a pulse
(=check that someone is alive by trying to feel the beat of their pulse)
::In an emergency it can be difficult to find a pulse.
::She felt his neck. There was no pulse.
b) also pulse rate
the number of heart beats per minute
take/feel sb's pulse
(=count how many times someone's heart beats in a minute, usually by feeling their wrist)
::Her pulse raced (=beat very quickly) with excitement.
?Music?
[U and C] a strong regular beat in Music
::the distant pulse of a steel band
?SOUND/LIGHT/ELECTRICITY?
[C] an amount of sound, light, or electricity that continues for a very short time
?FEELINGS/OPINIONS?
[U] the ideas, feelings, or opinions that are most important to a particular group of people or have the greatest influence on them at a particular time
::Clinton had an uncanny ability to sense the pulse of the nation.
?Food?
pulses [plural] seeds such as beans, peas, and lentils that you can eat
-see also have/keep your finger on the pulse at finger 1 (6)