pulsed
Surged in waves
Pulsed describes something that operates in short bursts or intermittent beats rather than continuously.
A pulsed laser emits light in discrete flashes, and pulsed electromagnetic fields cycle on and off at regular intervals.
The term appears frequently in technical and scientific contexts where the distinction between continuous and intermittent operation matters.
The treatment uses pulsed ultrasound to promote tissue healing.
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- meterDevice that measures usage
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
timing · pattern · sequence · interval · staccato · percussive · drumbeat · throb
Beat with intensity
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- contractionReduction in size
systole · diastole · cardiac · ventricle · atrium · circulation · bloodflow · artery
Beat with intensity
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
- resonateVibrate or echo deeply
- reverberateEcho repeatedly, persist
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
quiver · shudder · flutter · palpitate · shake · judder · fluctuate · surge
tempo
Rate of musical performance
syncopation · timing · pattern · sequence · interval · staccato · percussive · drumbeat · throb · regular
throb
Beat with intensity
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pumpFluid-moving machine
contraction · systole · diastole · cardiac · ventricle · atrium · circulation · bloodflow · artery · vein
throb
Beat with intensity
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
- resonateVibrate or echo deeply
- reverberateEcho repeatedly, persist
tremor · quiver · shudder · flutter · palpitate · shake · judder · fluctuate · surge · undulate
strobe
Rapidly pulsing light
flicker · blink · beacon · LED · illumination · lightning · flare · photography · spotlight · projector
discharge
Release of substance outward
release · beam · signal · wave · frequency · modulation · radar · sonar · ultrasound · electromagnetic
- intermittentintermittent, sporadic, periodic, on-off, discontinuous
- dosingdose, dosage, daily dose, maximum dose, minimum dose
- oscillationsvibration, harmonic motion, oscillator, oscillating, amplitude
pulsedcontinuous
Without pause or gap
steady · constant · uninterrupted · steady-state · sustained
pulsedCW
Sensitive content alert
steady-state · DC · unmodulated · free-running · static
- finger on the pulseAware of latest developments
- pulse rateCardiac contraction frequency
- taking a pulse
- pulse checkDetecting arterial rhythm manually
- racing pulseAccelerated heart rate
- arterial pulseRhythmic vessel expansion
pulse, impulse, impulsive, repulsive, repulse, compulsion, pulsate, compulsive, pulses