heart rate

[ hahrt reyt ]

noun

1. the number of heartbeats per minute.

heart rate

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of heart rate¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

"One minute he was fine, the next his heart rate plummeted, he turned blue and went cold in my arms."

From BBC

In a room at the obstetric emergency department, a nurse wrapped a sensor belt around Crain’s belly to check the fetal heart rate.

From Salon

Mr Parsons, of the South Western Ambulance Service, said when he checked Ms Skripal she had a “slow heart rate” and was “foaming at the mouth”.

From BBC

Your heart rate increases, you breathe deeper and faster, and your blood pressure goes up.

From Salon

“They can be sitting around doing nothing and all of a sudden their heart rates go up to 130, 140, 150 beats per minute and that’s unusual for anyone.”

From Los Angeles Times