Meaning of HEARTBEAT
| Pronunciation: | | 'hârt`beet
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| | Definition: | | [n] the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" |
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| | Synonyms: | | beat, pulsation, pulse |
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| | See Also: | | diastole, periodic event, pounding, recurrent event, systole, throb, throbbing | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Heartbeat
Run run run. That`s what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she`s barefoot and running, she can hear her heart beating . . . thump-THUMP, thump-THUMP. It`s a rhythm that makes sense in a year when everything`s shifting: Her mother is pregnant, her grandfather is forgetful, and her best friend, Max, is always moody. Everything is changing, just like the apple Annie`s been assigned to draw a hundred times. Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech masterfully weaves this story about a young girl beginning to understand the many rhythms of life and how she fits within them. more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | 1. The signal emitted by a Level 2 Ethernet transceiver at the end of every packet to show that the collision-detection circuit is still connected. 2. A periodic synchronisation signal used by software or hardware, such as a bus clock or a periodic interrupt. 3. The "natural" oscillation frequency of a computer's clock crystal, before frequency division down to the machine's clock rate. 4. A signal emitted at regular intervals by software to demonstrate that it is still alive. Sometimes hardware is designed to reboot the machine if it stops hearing a heartbeat. See also breath-of-life packet, watchdog. [Jargon File] |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | one complete contraction of the heart. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Hearing a heartbeat in your dream, suggests that you are not confronting or recognizing your feelings. You need to approaching thing head-on. Alternatively, a heartbeat may symbolize life or fear. You are feeling threatened in some way. |
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| | Related Terms: | | anima, animating force, arrhythmia, atman, bathmism, beat, beating, beating heart, biological clock, biorhythm, blood, breath, breath of life, divine breath, divine spark, drumming, elan vital, essence of life, flutter, force of life, growth force, heart, heartblood, heartthrob, impulse of life, inspiriting force, jiva, jivatma, life breath, life cycle, life essence, life force, life principle, life process, lifeblood, living force, palpitation, pitapat, pitter-patter, pneuma, prana, pulsation, pulse, rataplan, rat-a-tat, rhythm, seat of life, soul, spark of life, spirit, staccato, tempo, throb, throbbing, vis vitae, vis vitalis, vital energy, vital flame, vital fluid, vital force, vital principle, vital spark, vital spirit |
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