kicksorter pulse height analyzer | scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass |
pulse counter | an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses |
pulse generator | a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses, usually adjustable for pulse rate |
pulse timing circuit | a circuit that times pulses |
pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
deceleration slowing retardation | a decrease in rate of change, the deceleration of the arms race |
bargain rate cheapness cut rate cut price | a price below the standard price |
pulse modulation | modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses |
pulse-time modulation | modulation of the time between successive pulses |
pulse pulsation heartbeat beat | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart, he could feel the beat of her heart |
pulsation pulsing pulse impulse | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients), the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star |
pulse | edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) |
Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
horse gram horse grain poor man's pulse Macrotyloma uniflorum Dolichos biflorus | twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder, sometimes placed in genus Dolichos |
pay rate rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate rate of payment repayment rate installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest rate rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
rate charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight freightage freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
excursion rate | a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
room rate | the rate charged daily for a hotel room |
basal metabolic rate BMR | the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state |
baud baud rate | (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits second) for modems |
rate | a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure, the literacy rate, the retention rate, the dropout rate |
absentee rate | the percentage of workers who do not report to work |
occupancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time |
vacancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time |
unemployment rate | the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date |
mileage fuel consumption rate gasoline mileage gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
employee turnover turnover rate turnover | the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers |
attrition rate rate of attrition | the rate of shrinkage in size or number |
birthrate birth rate fertility fertility rate natality | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
crime rate | the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
data rate | the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information |
deathrate death rate mortality mortality rate fatality rate | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area, expressed per per year |
dose rate | the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR sedimentation rate sed rate | the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions, a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation |
flow flow rate rate of flow | the amount of fluid that flows in a given time |
growth rate rate of growth | the rate of increase in size per unit time |
inflation rate rate of inflation | the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis |
metabolic rate | rate of metabolism, the amount of energy expended in a give period |
pulse pulse rate heart rate | the rate at which the heart beats, usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |