pulseform

noun
UK /ˈpʌlsfɔːm/
US /ˈpʌlsfɔːrm/

A pulseform is a shape made by a quick beat or throb.

The doctor looked at the pulseform on the screen to see how the heart was beating.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A pattern of short bursts of energy or sound.

The radio sent out a pulseform that the antenna could pick up.

3. The outline or shape of a heartbeat as shown on a machine.

The nurse watched the pulseform rise and fall on the monitor.

4. A repeating beat used to carry information in electronics.

Engineers use a pulseform to send data through the wire.