Pulse vs Electropulsation - What's the difference?
pulse | electropulsation |
(physiology) A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart.
A beat or throb.
* (rfdate) Tennyson
* (rfdate) Burke
(music) The beat or tactus of a piece of music.
An autosoliton.
To beat, to throb, to flash.
To flow, particularly of blood.
To emit in discrete quantities.
Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds of variable size, shape and colour within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals.
(biology, physics) The application of pulses of electricity to individual cells in order to make its membrane temporarily permeable
(medicine) The application of this technique to aid drug delivery
As nouns the difference between pulse and electropulsation
is that pulse is while electropulsation is (biology|physics) the application of pulses of electricity to individual cells in order to make its membrane temporarily permeable.pulse
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . For spelling, the -e'' (on ''-lse ) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.Noun
(en noun)- the measured pulse of racing oars
- When the ear receives any simple sound, it is struck by a single pulse of the air, which makes the eardrum and the other membranous parts vibrate according to the nature and species of the stroke.
See also
* beat * (Physiology) arrhythmia, blood pressure, heartbeat * (Music) meter, tempoVerb
- In the dead of night, all was still but the pulsing light.
- Hot blood pulses through my veins.