Vibration

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of vibrating.
  • n. The condition of being vibrated.
  • n. Physics A rapid linear motion of a particle or of an elastic solid about an equilibrium position.
  • n. Physics A periodic process.
  • n. A single complete vibrating motion; a quiver.
  • n. Slang A distinctive emotional aura or atmosphere regarded as being instinctively sensed or experienced. Often used in the plural: "Miami gives off the same vibrations, the same portent of disaster, but with a difference” ( James Atlas).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated
  • n. Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position
  • n. A single complete vibrating motion
  • n. An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere; vibes
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of a pendulum or musical string.
  • n. A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from its position of equilibrium, when that equilibrium has been disturbed, as when a stretched cord or other body produces musical notes, or particles of air transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle may be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve whatever.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of vibrating; a movement to and fro; oscillation; hence, fluctuation in general: as, avibration of opinion.
  • n. In physics, an oscillating, reciprocating, or any kind of stationary motion made by a body, as a pendulum, musical cord, elastic plate, or mass of air, when forced from the position, figure, or volume of equilibrium, under the influence of forces of restitution.
  • n. In medicine, same as fremitus.
  • n. In natural history, movement to and fro, especially when quick, continuous, regular, and of little amplitude; a quivering or shivering motion; tremulousness; tremor: as, the vibration of aspen-leaves on their compressed petioles in the breeze; the vibration of the ear-drum under sound-waves; the vibration of a fly's wings in flight.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of vibrating
  • n. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
  • n. a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
  • n. a shaky motion
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    aura    atmosphere    air   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    oscillation    libration    undulation    shaking    quiver    shaken    wavering    wag    motitation    pulsation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vibrations    rumble    throb    hum    tremor    whine    pulse    noise    rhythm    tension