Heartbeat

Noun

 * 1) One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
 * The policeman waited for a heartbeat in vain
 * ''He alone gives me such heartbeats
 * 1) The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator
 * ''If your heartbeat doesn't normalize soon, consult a doctor!
 * 1) A driving impulse or vital force.
 * Music is the heartbeat of the people.
 * 1) A very short space of time; an instant.
 * The ambulance arrived in a heartbeat.
 * 1)  A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.

Synonyms

 * rhythm at which a heart pulsates: pulse

Adjectives for Heartbeat
tumultuous; vexing.

Thesaurus
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, rat-a-tat, rataplan, 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

Etymology
From heart: + beat:.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hindi: धड़कन


 * Japanese: 心拍
 * Norwegian: hjerteslag
 * Russian:, сердцебиение,
 * Spanish: latido del corazón


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:, ,


 * Finnish:, sydämensyke
 * Italian: battito cardiaco, battito del cuore , battito del polso , pulsazione
 * Russian: сердцебиение,


 * Dutch: kloppend hart, motor


 * Finnish:


 * Dutch: hartslag, harteklop


 * Finnish:


 * : coup de cœur
 * : batticuòre, battito cardiaco , battito del cuore , battito del polso , pulsazione
 * : 心拍 (shinpaku)