HyperDic: vibration

English > 4 senses of the word *vibration*:
NOUN	act	vibration, quiver, quivering	the act of vibrating
	state	vibration, shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, palpitation	a shaky motion
	event	vibration, oscillation	(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
	attribute	vibration, vibe	a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively

vibration > pronunciation
Sounds	vaybrey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *vibration*: 4 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of vibrating.
Synonyms	quiver, quivering
Narrower	tremor, shudder	An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
Broader	motion, movement, move, motility	A change of position that does not entail a change of location
Spanish	temblor, vibración
Catalan	tremolor, vibració
Adjectives	vibrational	of or relating to or characterized by vibration
Verbs	vibrate	move or swing from side to side regularly

English > *vibration*: 4 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	A shaky motion.
Synonyms	shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, palpitation
Narrower	tremolo	(music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
Narrower	tremor	shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
Broader	motion	A state of change
Spanish	cimbreo, palpitación, temblor, trepidación, vibración
Catalan	estremiment, tremolor, vibració
Adjectives	vibrational	of or relating to or characterized by vibration
Verbs	vibrate	shake, quiver, or throb

English > *vibration*: 4 senses > noun 3, event
Meaning	(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean.
Synonym	oscillation
Category	physics, natural philosophy	The science of matter and energy and their interactions
Narrower	beat	A single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
	resonance	A vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
	ripple	(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
	sympathetic vibration	(physics) vibration produced by resonance
	transient	(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
Broader	wave, undulation	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Spanish	oscilación, vibración
Catalan	oscil·lació, vibració
Adjectives	vibrational	of or relating to or characterized by vibration
Verbs	vibrate	move or swing from side to side regularly

English > *vibration*: 4 senses > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively.
Example	"that place gave me bad vibrations"
Synonym	vibe
Broader	air, aura, atmosphere	A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Spanish	onda, rollo, vibraciones, vibración, vibra
Catalan	vibracions

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