heartbeat vs bit

bit vs heartbeat

heartbeat and bit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heartbeat	Yes	No	No	No
bit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bit is a hypernym of heartbeat; that is, bit is a word with a broader meaning than heartbeat:

heartbeat: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
bit: an indefinitely short time

Other hypernyms of heartbeat include minute, mo, moment, second.

heartbeat (noun)	bit (noun)
an animating or vital unifying force	the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart	piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)	the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
	a short performance that is part of a longer program
	a small fragment
	an instance of some kind
	a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
	a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
	a small piece or quantity of something
	an indefinitely short time

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