- present tense form of pulse (3rd person singular).
pulses
Example Sentences
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Data runs through the glass, in the form of pulses of light, at the speed of over 100,000 miles per second.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The researchers say the current speed limit comes from the laser pulses used to operate the system, not from the fundamental properties of the meta-material itself.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Researchers often protect quantum memories from environmental interference using microwave pulses that separate, or decouple, the memory from surrounding noise.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
They are the internet's hidden highways - bundles of optical fibres on the ocean floor carrying data between continents as pulses of light.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Gold and blue and red pulses filled his vision.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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