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Definition of Heartbeat
1. Noun. The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. "He could feel the beat of her heart"
Generic synonyms: Periodic Event, Recurrent Event
Specialized synonyms: Diastole, Systole, Pounding, Throb, Throbbing
Derivative terms: Beat, Pulsate, Pulsate, Pulse
2. Noun. A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat). "If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
Generic synonyms: Bit, Minute, Mo, Moment, Second
Derivative terms: Flash
3. Noun. An animating or vital unifying force. "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
Definition of Heartbeat
1. Noun. One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. ¹
2. Noun. The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator ¹
3. Noun. A driving impulse or vital force. ¹
4. Noun. A very short space of time; an instant. ¹
5. Noun. (computing) A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heartbeat
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heartbeat
Literary usage of Heartbeat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Because they use this address only for heartbeat purposes, ... The interruption
of this heartbeat signal triggers the backup firewall to take over operation ..."
2. Laboratory Manual for Human Physiology: Experimental Studies in Hygiene by Carl Gottfried Hartman (1914)
"THE HUMAN PULSE AND heartbeat. (HOME WORK) Apparatus and material: A watch ;
for (b) a handkerchief and a small, strong stick. ..."
3. Death by Default: A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages by Robin Munro (1996)
"heartbeat regular. Abdomen soft. Liver and spleen not palpable. ... heartbeat regular.
Abdomen soft. High muscular tension in all limbs. ..."
4. The Dynamics of Living Matter by Jacques Loeb (1906)
"parent and the heartbeat can easily be watched. ... In this case the rate of the
heartbeat sinks during the first hour in the hydrogen current ..."
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