VIBRATOR

vibrator

(noun) mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage

vibrator

(noun) a mechanical device that vibrates; “a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vibrator (plural vibrators)

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.

A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the step-up transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery operated (automotive) valve radios.

A trembler, as of an electric bell.

A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system.

A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper.

An oscillator.

An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.

A vibrating reed in a musical instrument, especially a reed organ.

(weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, such as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens.

An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a moulding machine to shake the pattern loose.

Source: Wiktionary


Vi"bra*tor, n. One that vibrates, or causes vibration or oscillation of any kind; specif. (a) (Elec.) (1)

Definition: A trembler, as of an electric bell. (2)

Definition: A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system. (3)

Definition: A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper. (4) An oscillator. (b) An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion. (a) (Music) A vibrating reed, esp. in a reed organ. (d) (Weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens. (e) An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a molding machine to shake the pattern loose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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