vibration

[vahy-brey-shuh n] /vaɪˈbreɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of vibrating.
2.
the state of being vibrated.
3.
Physics.
  1. the oscillating, reciprocating, or other periodic motion of a rigid or elastic body or medium forced from a position or state of equilibrium.
  2. the analogous motion of the particles of a mass of air or the like, whose state of equilibrium has been disturbed, as in transmitting sound.
4.
an instance of vibratory motion; oscillation; quiver; tremor.
5.
a supernatural emanation, bearing good or ill, that is sensed by or revealed to those attuned to the occult.
6.
Often, vibrations. Informal. a general emotional feeling one has from another person or a place, situation, etc.:
I usually get good vibrations from him.
Origin
1645-55; 1965-70 for def 6; < Latin vibrātiōn- (stem of vibrātiō). See vibrate, -ion
Related forms
vibrational, adjective
vibrationless, adjective
nonvibration, noun
revibration, noun
unvibrational, adjective
Examples from the web for vibration
  • Twenty-three of those transmitters also had tilt and vibration sensors that measured activity.
  • Anti-vibration devices can negate the vibration exactly the way anti-noise devices cancel sound.
  • Sturdy aluminum tripod provides excellent vibration suppression.
  • Keep your old incandescent bulbs on ceiling fans and other places that experience a lot of vibration.
  • Haptics is the science of simulating pressure, texture, vibration and other sensations related to touch.
  • The less something jiggles about because of heat-induced vibration, the longer it can remain superposed.
  • One could answer, he said, that it is the rapid vibration of water molecules.
  • The mode of vibration determines the nature of the particle.
  • Miss even one of them and you have a path for vibration.
  • Too much vibration and an orangutan can be thrown off altogether.
British Dictionary definitions for vibration

vibration

/vaɪˈbreɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of vibrating
2.
(physics)
  1. a periodic motion about an equilibrium position, such as the regular displacement of air in the propagation of sound
  2. a single cycle of such a motion
3.
the process or state of vibrating or being vibrated
Derived Forms
vibrational, adjective
vibrationless, adjective
Word Origin and History for vibration
n.

1650s, from Latin vibrationem (nominative vibratio), from vibratus (see vibrate). Meaning "intuitive signal about a person or thing" was popular late 1960s, but has been recorded as far back as 1899.

vibration in Science
vibration
  (vī-brā'shən)   
A rapid oscillation of a particle, particles, or elastic solid or surface, back and forth across a central position.