heartbeat

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Synonyms: heart beat, heartfelt, heartbreak, heartleaf, heartbeats, heartiest, heartlet, heartpea, heartdear

Antonyms: heart beat, heartfelt, heartbreak, heartleaf, heartbeats, heartiest, heartlet, heartpea, heartdear

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Noun

1. One [[pulsation]] of the [[heart]]; especially an irregular one, hence the [[emotion]] which causes it.
2. The [[rhythm]] at which a heart pulsates, a [[cardiac]] indicator.
3. A [[driving]] [[impulse]] or [[vital]] [[force]]; the vital [[center]] of something.
4. A very short space of [[time]]; an [[instant]].
5. {{lb|en|computing}} A [[periodic]] [[signal]] generated by [[hardware]] or [[software]] to indicate [[normal]] [[operation]] or to [[synchronize]] other parts of a [[system]].

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