heartbeat

/หˆhษ‘หtหŒbiหt/

IPA: /HH AA1 R T B IY0 T/

noun
  1. 1

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

    โ€œHe alone gives me such heartbeatsโ€

  2. 2

    The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator

    โ€œIf your heartbeat doesn't normalize soon, consult a doctor!โ€

  3. 3

    A driving impulse or vital force.

    โ€œMusic is the heartbeat of the people.โ€

  4. 4

    A very short space of time; an instant.

    โ€œThe ambulance arrived in a heartbeat.โ€

  5. 5

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

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heartbeat