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vibration

Syllabification: (vi·bra·tion)
Pronunciation: /vīˈbrāSHən/
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Definition of vibration

noun

  • an instance of vibrating:powerful vibrations from an earthquake the big-capacity engine generated less vibration
  • Physics an oscillation of the parts of a fluid or an elastic solid whose equilibrium has been disturbed, or of an electromagnetic wave.
  • (vibrations) informal a person’s emotional state, the atmosphere of a place, or the associations of an object, as communicated to and felt by others.

Derivatives

vibrational

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/
adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin vibratio(n-), from the verb vibrare (see vibrate)

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