"pulse wave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pulse waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pulse wave (plural pulse waves)
  1. A kind of non-sinusoidal waveform that is similar to a square wave but lacks the perfectly symmetrical shape. Categories (topical): Functions
    Sense id: en-pulse_wave-en-noun-eFGDX-2d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 60 40
  2. (biology) The wave of increased pressure started by the ventricular systole, radiating from the semilunar valves over the arterial system, and gradually disappearing in the smaller branches. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-pulse_wave-en-noun-TnoQixLh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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