heart rate

noun

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

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Then, the baby’s heart rate started to increase; an unexpected and positive sign. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 They are all stuffed into selections from the adults-only section of a Spirit Halloween store and made to perform amateur strip teases for their fellow Islanders — all strapped to heart-rate monitors — to see who can raise whose heart rate the most. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026 The wireless earbuds can also monitor your heart rate and live translate more than eight languages in real time. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026 Some symptoms of diphenhydramine poisoning include drowsiness, agitation, fast heart rate, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures, dangerous heart rhythm and loss of consciousness. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heart rate

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“Heart rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20rate. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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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