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heartbeat

/ˈhɑːt.biːt/

/ˈhɑrt.biːt/

heartbeatnoun

heartbeats

Pl.

/ˈhɑːt.biːt/

/ˈhɑrt.biːt/

Translations

сердцебиение

The doctor listened to the patient's heartbeat.

Доктор слушал сердцебиение пациента.

пульс

She could feel her heartbeat quicken with excitement.

Она почувствовала, как её пульс участился от волнения.

Additional translations

биение сердца

удар сердца

Definitions

The pulsation of the heart, especially as felt in the arteries or heard through a stethoscope.

The doctor listened to the patient's heartbeat to check for any irregularities.

A single complete pulsation of the heart.

Each heartbeat sends blood through the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to cells.

The vital center or driving impulse of something.

The bustling market is the heartbeat of the town, drawing people from all around.

A very brief period of time; an instant.

She promised to call him back in a heartbeat.

In computing and electronics, a periodic signal or message sent between components to indicate normal operation or to synchronize processes.

The cluster nodes send a heartbeat every five seconds to detect failures.

Synonyms

heartbeat rate

heartbeatadjective

/ˈhɑːtˌbiːt/

/ˈhɑrtˌbit/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., ‘heartbeat monitor’.

Definitions

Relating to or designed to detect, display, or involve the beating of the heart; used before another noun.

He strapped on a heartbeat monitor before starting his run.

Relating to a recurring status or synchronization signal in a computer system or network; used before another noun.

The software includes a heartbeat mechanism to monitor service health.

Synonyms