beats per minute

• Unité de mesure indiquant le tempo ou la vitesse d'une œuvre musicale, ainsi que la fréquence du pouls cardiaque. En musique, elle désigne le nombre de battements se produisant en une minute.

A unit of measurement indicating the tempo or speed of a piece of music, or the pulse rate of a heart. In music, it refers to the number of beats occurring in one minute.

1. Heart rate measurementB1formal

   A unit of measurement indicating the number of times a heart beats in one minute.

   battements par minute

   • The doctor checked his beats per minute during the exam.
   • A normal resting heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute.
   • Her beats per minute increased after running.

2. Music tempoB1formal

   A unit used to measure the tempo or speed of a piece of music.

   battements par minute

   • The song has a fast tempo of 140 beats per minute.
   • DJs often adjust the beats per minute to match tracks.
   • This dance track is set at 120 beats per minute.