Phrase guide

heart rate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: pulse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: HR, pulse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rate

2

noun

Meaning 2

the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pulse, pulse rate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vital sign, rate

Narrower terms: femoral pulse, radial pulse

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սրտի կծկումների հաճախականություն (srti kckumneri hačaxakanutʻyun) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心率 (xīnlǜ) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Czech: tepová frekvence — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Czech: srdeční rytmus — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Dutch: hartslag — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Finnish: syke — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • French: fréquence cardiaque — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Georgian: გულისცემა (guliscema) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Georgian: გულისცემის სიხშირე (guliscemis sixšire) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • German: Herzfrequenz — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Japanese: 心拍 (shinpaku) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Japanese: 心拍数 (shinpakusū) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Korean: 심박 (simbak) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Korean: 심박수 (simbaksu) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Korean: 심장박동수 (simjangbakdongsu) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Polish: tętno — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Portuguese: pulso — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Portuguese: frequência cardíaca — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Russian: частота́ серде́чных сокраще́ний (častotá serdéčnyx sokraščénij) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Russian: частота ритма (častota ritma) — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Spanish: ritmo cardiaco — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Spanish: frecuencia cardíaca — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Spanish: tasa cardiaca — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Swedish: hjärtfrekvens — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Swedish: puls — number of heart beats per unit of time
  • Vietnamese: nhịp tim — number of heart beats per unit of time