heartbeat

English Thesaurus

1. an animating or vital unifying force (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	force,
definition	:	a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute)

2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)

hypernym	:	periodic event, recurrent event,
definition	:	an event that recurs at intervals (noun.event)

hyponym	:	diastole,
definition	:	the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood (noun.event)

hyponym	:	systole,
definition	:	the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery (noun.event)

hyponym	:	pounding, throb, throbbing,
definition	:	an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event)

3. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time)

hypernym	:	bit, minute, mo, moment, second,
definition	:	an indefinitely short time (noun.time)

4. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse, throb,
definition	:	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	beat, pound, thump,
definition	:	move rhythmically (verb.motion)

5. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time)

derivation	:	flash,
definition	:	expose or show briefly (verb.perception)

6. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse, throb,
definition	:	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	beat, pound, thump,
definition	:	move rhythmically (verb.motion)

7. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time)

derivation	:	flash,
definition	:	expose or show briefly (verb.perception)