vibration

See also: Vibration

English

Etymology

From French vibration, from Latin vibrātiō (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibrō (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

vibration (countable and uncountable, plural vibrations)

  1. The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
  2. (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
  3. A single complete vibrating motion.
  4. (slang) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere; vibes.

Translations

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Further reading

  • vibration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • vibration in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.bʁa.sjɔ̃/

Noun

vibration f (plural vibrations)

  1. vibration

Further reading

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