vibration
The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
Other meanings
Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
A single complete vibrating motion.
Related words
- sympathetic vibration
- vibration control
- vibration white finger
- hand-arm vibration syndrome
- phantom vibration syndrome
Word history
From Latin "vibrātiō" (a shaking or brandishing).
Where this comes from
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