heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt 
Examples of heartbeat in a Sentence
The patient had a rapid heartbeat.
I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat.
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The miniature pacemaker is composed of two electrodes that, when in contact with the body’s fluids, form a type of battery called a galvanic cell, which converts chemical energy into electrical energy used to stimulate the heartbeat.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s a foot-stomping grin of a heartbeat to John’s piano riffs, too, content but happy.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
In our hyperconnected world—where remote collaboration and global client engagements have become the norm—meetings are the heartbeat of strategic alignment and leadership visibility.
—Bala Sathyanarayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The result: Some doctors and hospitals have held back on treatments, waiting for the fetal heartbeat to stop or for patients to wind up in undeniable distress.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s a foot-stomping grin of a heartbeat to John’s piano riffs, too, content but happy.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
In our hyperconnected world—where remote collaboration and global client engagements have become the norm—meetings are the heartbeat of strategic alignment and leadership visibility.
—Bala Sathyanarayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The result: Some doctors and hospitals have held back on treatments, waiting for the fetal heartbeat to stop or for patients to wind up in undeniable distress.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: a single contracting and expanding of the heart
Medical Definition
heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: one complete pulsation of the heart
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