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periodic event vs heartbeat

heartbeat vs periodic event

periodic event and heartbeat both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
periodic event Yes No No No
heartbeat Yes No No No
As nouns, heartbeat is a hyponym of periodic event; that is, heartbeat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than periodic event:
  • periodic event: an event that recurs at intervals
  • heartbeat: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Other hyponyms of periodic event include migration, cycle, oscillation, repeat, repetition, sunrise, sunset, beat, pulsation, pulse, tide.
periodic event (noun) heartbeat (noun)
an event that recurs at intervals an animating or vital unifying force
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Difference between periodic event and heartbeat

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