Vibration Meaning
/vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
nounAny periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
Sentence Examples
Did you feel a vibration?
An alveolar ejective has voiceless phonation, meaning it is produced without vocal cord vibration.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Due to the broken parts inside, the constant ____ of the old engine made the floor shake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He felt a slight ____ in the steering wheel, which indicated that there might be a problem with the car's engine today.
Word Origin & History
From French vibration, from Latin vibrātiō (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibrō (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate. Morphologically vibrate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 21:
""And the sitters?" "I expect Professor Challenger may wish to bring a friend or two of his own." "They will form a horrible block of vibrations! We must have some of our own sympathetic people to counteract it.""
— 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
""Witches feel that anyone who is against them has to be destroyed. The method is to give the victim what we call a whispering. It is similar to the aborigine ceremony in Australia of singing someone to death. The witches gather in a circle and focus their hate on the persons they have in mind. These vibrations from their minds and voices carry whispers to the one who they are working against.""
— 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 66:
"I'm pickin' up good vibrations / She's giving me the excitations."
— 1966, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, “Good Vibrations”, performed by The Beach Boys:
"The procession circled the district, symbolically purging the area of its “evil,” which paraders described as the “bad vibrations” from tourists and youths in Hippie clothes not living up to Hippie standards."
— 1967 October 7, “Parade in Haight-Ashbury Marks ‘Death of the Hippie’”, in New York Times, page 26:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Due to the broken parts inside, the constant ____ of the old engine made the floor shake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He felt a slight ____ in the steering wheel, which indicated that there might be a problem with the car's engine today.