vibration, quiver, quivering
(noun) the act of vibrating
vibration, vibe
(noun) a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively; āthat place gave me bad vibrationsā; āit gave me a nostalgic vibeā
oscillation, vibration
(noun) (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
(noun) a shaky motion; āthe shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vibration (countable and uncountable, plural vibrations)
The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
(physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
A single complete vibrating motion.
(slang) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere; vibes.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*bra"tion, n. Etym: [L. vibratio: cf. F. vibration.]
1. 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. As a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. Longfellow.
2. (Physics)
Definition: 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.
Note: Vibration and oscillation are both used, in mechanics, of the swinging, or rising and falling, motion of a suspended or balanced body; the latter term more appropriately, as signifying such motion produced by gravity, and of any degree of slowness, while the former applies especially to the quick, short motion to and fro which results from elasticity, or the action of molecular forces among the particles of a body when disturbed from their position of rest, as in a spring. Amplitude of vibration, the maximum displacement of a vibrating particle or body from its position of rest.
– Phase of vibration, any part of the path described by a particle or body in making a complete vibration, in distinction from other parts, as while moving from one extreme to the other, or on one side of the line of rest, in distinction from the opposite. Two particles are said to be in the same phase when they are moving in the same direction and with the same velocity, or in corresponding parts of their paths.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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