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vibration

[vahy-brey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of vibrating, or an instance of vibratory motion; oscillation; quiver; tremor.

  2. the state of being vibrated.

  3. Physics.

    1. the oscillating, reciprocating, or other periodic motion of a rigid or elastic body or medium forced from a position or state of equilibrium.

    2. the analogous motion of the particles of a mass of air or the like, whose state of equilibrium has been disturbed, as in transmitting sound.

  4. a supernatural emanation, bearing good or ill, that is sensed by or revealed to those attuned to the occult.

  5. Informal.Often vibrations vibe.



vibration

/ ɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of vibrating

  2. physics

    1. a periodic motion about an equilibrium position, such as the regular displacement of air in the propagation of sound

    2. a single cycle of such a motion

  3. the process or state of vibrating or being vibrated

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vibration

  1. A rapid oscillation of a particle, particles, or elastic solid or surface, back and forth across a central position.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • vibrational adjective
  • vibrationless adjective
  • nonvibration noun
  • revibration noun
  • unvibrational adjective
  • ˈپDzԱ adjective
  • ˈپDzԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vibration1

First recorded in 1645–55, and in 1965–70 vibration for def. 5; from Latin پō- (stem of پō ); vibrate, -ion
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Just over the road, Daryl Wilkins is also writing to the Welsh government and politicians claiming the vibrations from piling behind his house has led to cracks throughout his home.

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Sometimes they’re not games at all but rather tech demos designed to show off, say, the rumble vibration effects in the controllers.

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Sound waves are a vibration carried through some sort of medium, like air or water or in the case of the heartbeat, the body.

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“I want there to be a little bit of titillating and vibration going on.”

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Tench obviously feels the music he’s performing, at one point knocking over an adjacent bottle of water from the vibration on the keys and his foot on the ground and the pedals.

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