Noun Definition

heartbeat

1.Definition: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Related Noun(s):flash, instant, jiffy, trice, twinkling, wink

Category: General

2.Definition: an animating or vital unifying force

"New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

Category: General

3.Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

Related Noun(s):beat, pulsation, pulse

Category: General