HEARTBEAT


Meaning of HEARTBEAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhärt-ˌbēt ]

noun

Date: 1850

1. : one complete pulsation of the heart

2. : the vital center or driving impulse

3. : a brief space of time : flash — used chiefly in the phrase in a heartbeat

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.