vibration
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vibration
- /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French vibration, from Latin vibrātiō (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibrō (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate. Morphologically vibrate + -ion.
noun vibrations
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated. You will see a tiny flutter, a shiver, a vibration along the luff. That flutter is your friend.
- Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
- A single complete vibrating motion. The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations.
- A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected. "And the sitters?" "I expect Professor Challenger may wish to bring a friend or two of his own." "They will form a horrible block of vibrations! We must have some of our own sympathetic people to counteract it."
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An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
I'm pickin' up good vibrations / She's giving me the excitations.
Similar: vibe
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: oscillation, shaking, shakiness, tremor, quivering, trembling, quiver, palpitation, concussion, shake, shock, chattering, jitter, vibe, sensor, sensors
Translations
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noun act of vibrating
| Español | vibración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진동 jindong |
| 日本語 | 振動 shindō, バイブレーション baiburēshon |
| 中文 | 振動 /振动 zhèndòng, 振盪 /振荡 zhèndàng |
| Português | vibração |
| Français | vibration |
| Deutsch | Vibration, Schwingung |
| Italiano | vibrazione |
| Ελληνικά | δόνηση dónisi, κραδασμός kradasmós |
| Română | vibrare |
| Русский | вибра́ция vibrácija |
| Tiếng Việt | rung động |
| العربية | اِهْتِزَاز ihtizāz |
| עברית | תנודה tnudá, ריטוט ritút |
noun periodic process
| Deutsch | Vibration, Schwingung |
|---|---|
| Română | vibrare |
noun single complete vibrating motion
| Deutsch | Vibration, Schwingung |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | δόνηση dónisi, κραδασμός kradasmós |
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title = {vibration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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