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Palpitation vs Heartbeat - What's the difference?

palpitation | heartbeat |

As nouns the difference between palpitation and heartbeat

is that palpitation is an abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart while heartbeat is one pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

palpitation

English

(wikipedia palpitation)

Noun

(palpitations)
  • An abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart.

    • heartbeat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
    • The policeman waited for a heartbeat in vain
    ''He alone gives me such heartbeats
  • The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator
    • ''If your heartbeat doesn't normalize soon, consult a doctor!
  • A driving impulse or vital force.
    • Music is the heartbeat of the people.
  • A very short space of time; an instant.
    • The ambulance arrived in a heartbeat .
  • (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

    Derived terms

    * in a heartbeat