heart rate

noun

: the rate at which the heart beats
Aerobic exercise increases your heart rate.

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The roughly 2-mile uphill climb to the top will raise your heart rate, and the terrain is challenging, with several rocky sections and deep crevices caused by years of erosion. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Lowers your resting blood pressure and heart rate. Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026 The watch alerted him once more that day, telling him his heart rate was unusually low for at least 10 minutes. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026 When a bat hibernates, its heart rate drops from 200 to 300 beats per minute to just 10, reducing energy costs by about 98%. Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heart rate

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Medical Definition

heart rate

noun
: a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as number of beats per minute see maximum heart rate
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