heartbeat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From heart + beat.
Meanings
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One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
He alone gives me such heartbeats.
Both CRT-Ds and ICDs are implanted under the skin, in the patient’s upper chest area. The devices have wires called leads that attach to the heart and regulate the rhythm of the muscle. Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset heartbeats to normal.
2016 October 11, Hailey Middlebrook, “After 2 deaths, patients warned about heart defibrillators’ failed batteries”, in CNN:The policeman waited for a heartbeat in vain.
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The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
If your heartbeat doesn't normalize soon, consult a doctor!
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A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something.
Music is the heartbeat of the people.
Dream Body Recovery is just one of countless recovery houses that have cropped up in Miami, which has become the heartbeat of the B.B.L. boom in the United States. The average price of a B.B.L. nationwide is around $5,000, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 14 May 2022:
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A very short space of time; an instant.
Cause I love you more than life Take a bullet for you I swear, I swear In a heartbeat
2014, “Bullet”, Robbie Williams et al. (lyrics):The ambulance arrived in a heartbeat.
- A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heartbeats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heartbeat bill · in a heartbeat · Heartbleed · heartbeatlike · heartbeat law
Synonyms
Translations (98)
cmn 心跳 (one pulsation of the heart) · nb hjerteslag (one pulsation of the heart) · fi sydämensyke (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · de Herzschlag (one pulsation of the heart) · es suspiro (an instant) · cmn 一瞬 (an instant) · es momento (an instant) · ru пульс (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · id detak jantung (one pulsation of the heart) · az ürək döyüntüsu (one pulsation of the heart) · ru сердцебие́ние (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · nl hartslag (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · es ritmo cardial (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · el καρδιοπαλμός (one pulsation of the heart) · ru се́рдца стук (one pulsation of the heart) · fi sydämenlyönti (one pulsation of the heart) · fr pulsation (one pulsation of the heart) · am የልብ ትርታ (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · cy curiad calon (one pulsation of the heart) · es inspiración (driving impulse) · ne धडकन (one pulsation of the heart) · nl harteklop (an instant) · it pulsazione (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · ar نَبْض (one pulsation of the heart) · ca batec (one pulsation of the heart) · bg пулс (one pulsation of the heart) · gl latexo cardíaco (one pulsation of the heart) · es latido cardíaco / cardiaco (one pulsation of the heart) · tr kalp atışı (one pulsation of the heart) · nl pols (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · es instante (an instant) · es ritmo cardiaco / cardíaco (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · ar نَبْضُ القَلْب (one pulsation of the heart) · cmn 心率 (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · ru сердцебие́ние (one pulsation of the heart) · ru пульс (one pulsation of the heart) · cmn 生命力 (driving impulse) · ru бие́ние се́рдца (one pulsation of the heart) · gag can düülmesi (one pulsation of the heart) · mi mokowhiti (one pulsation of the heart) · fr battement (one pulsation of the heart) · pl puls (one pulsation of the heart) · es latido del corazón (one pulsation of the heart) · it momento (an instant) · ru мгнове́ние (an instant) · cy curiad calon (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · hu szívdobbanás (one pulsation of the heart) · fi silmänräpäys (an instant) · cmn 瞬間 /瞬间 (an instant) · sw pigo la moyo (one pulsation of the heart) · sh otkucaj (one pulsation of the heart) · fr rythme cardiaque (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · ka გულისცემა (one pulsation of the heart) · pl tętno (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · nl hartslag (an instant) · fi syke (driving impulse) · hu szívverés (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · ms denyutan jantung (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · sv hjärtslag (one pulsation of the heart) · cmn 核心 (driving impulse) · mi kakapa manawa (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · eu taupada (one pulsation of the heart) · it cuore pulsante (driving impulse) · be сэрцабіццё (one pulsation of the heart) · ga buille an chroí (one pulsation of the heart) · uk пульс (one pulsation of the heart) · sw pigo la moyo (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · pl bicie serca (one pulsation of the heart) · bg пулс (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · li hertslaag (one pulsation of the heart) · eu taupada (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · it instante (an instant) · pt batida de coração (one pulsation of the heart) · ru ритм (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · ko 심박 (one pulsation of the heart) · be пульс (one pulsation of the heart) · es latido cardial (one pulsation of the heart) · az ürək döyüntüsü (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · uk серцебиття́ (one pulsation of the heart) · it battito del cuore (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · be сэрцабі́цце (one pulsation of the heart) · it battito cardiaco (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · cmn 驅動力 /驱动力 (driving impulse) · es latido (one pulsation of the heart) · hi धड़कन (one pulsation of the heart) · nl hartritme (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · nl hartslag (one pulsation of the heart) · nn hjarteslag (one pulsation of the heart) · ur دھڑکن (one pulsation of the heart) · pl tętno (one pulsation of the heart) · es santiamén (an instant) · it battito del polso (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · ja 心拍 (one pulsation of the heart) · uk серцебиття́ (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · cmn 心跳 (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · gl ritmo cardíaco (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · fi syke (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) · it battito (one pulsation of the heart)