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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beat |
| Synonyms: | cadence, cadency, flow, flutter, measure, meter, oscillation, palpitation, pound, pressure, pulse, quake, quiver, rhyme, rhythm, ripple, shake, surge, swell*, swing, throb, thump, tick, undulation, vibration |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frequency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commonness, repetitiveness |
| Synonyms: | abundance, beat, constancy, density, frequentness, iteration, number, oscillation, periodicity, persistence, prevalence, pulsation, recurrence, regularity, reiteration, repetition, rhythm |
| Notes: | a single to-and-fro movement of an air particle is called a cycle and the number of cycles that occur in a second is known as the frequency of a sound |
| Antonyms: | infrequency, irregularity, uncommonness |
| Main Entry: | impulse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | throb, stimulus |
| Synonyms: | augmentation, beat, bump, catalyst, drive, force, impetus, impulsion, lash, momentum, movement, pressure, propulsion, pulsation, pulse, push, rush, shock, shove, stroke, surge, thrust, vibration |
| Main Entry: | pulse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythm, beat |
| Synonyms: | beating, oscillation, pulsation, stroke, throb, throbbing, vibration |
| Notes: | a heartbeat is a single complete pulsation of the heart or a very short space of time, while a pulse is the rate at which the heart beats or the underlying feeling, emotions, or sentiments of a group of people |
| Main Entry: | quiver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaking, vibration |
| Synonyms: | convulsion, flash, glimmer, glitter, oscillation, palpitation, pulsation, shake, shimmer, shiver, shudder, sparkle, spasm, throb, tic, tremble, tremor, twinkle |
| Antonyms: | quiet, stillness |
| Main Entry: | tick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clicking sound; one beat |
| Synonyms: | beat, blow, clack, click, clicking, flash, instant, metallic sound, minute, moment, pulsation, pulse, rap, second, shake, tap, tapping, throb, ticktock, twinkling, wink |
| Notes: | a tock is more resonant than a tick |
| Main Entry: | vibration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaking, quivering |
| Synonyms: | beating, fluctuation, judder, oscillation, pulsation, pulse, quake, quiver, resonance, reverberation, shake, shimmy, throb, throbbing, trembling, tremor, vacillation, wave, wavering |
| Antonyms: | stillness |
| Main Entry: | heartbeat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pulse |
| Synonyms: | force, im, pulsation, pulse, throb, tick, time |
| Notes: | a heartbeat is a single complete pulsation of the heart or a very short space of time, while a pulse is the rate at which the heart beats or the underlying feeling, emotions, or sentiments of a group of people |
| Main Entry: | palpitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | throbbing |
| Synonyms: | beat, pulsation, shaking, tremble |
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