vibration

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< French vibration < Latin vibrātiō (“‘a shaking or brandishing’”) < vibrō (“‘shake, vibrate’”); see vibrate.

[edit] Noun

Singular
vibration

Plural
vibrations

vibration (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

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[edit] Translations

act of vibrating
periodic process
single complete vibrating motion
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