vi|bra|tion

vi|bra|tion: vi|bra|tion «vy BRAY shuhn», noun.

1. a) a rapid or, sometimes, continuous movement to and fro or up and down; quivering or swaying motion; vibrating: »The passing buses shake the house so much that we feel the vibration.
b) an instance of this; quiver; tremor: »The vibration of the ground during an earthquake is terrifying. The vibrations of deathless music (Edgar Lee Masters).

2. a) the act of moving or swinging to and fro, especially of a pendulum or other suspended body, across a position of equilibrium; oscillation: »Figurative. The words arose within him, and stirred innumerable vibrations of memory (George Eliot).
b) a single swing or oscillation.

3. Physics. a) the rapid alternating or reciprocating motion back and forth, or up and down, produced in the particles of an elastic body or medium by the disturbance of equilibrium. When the reciprocating movement is comparatively slow, such as that of a pendulum, the term oscillation is commonly used, while the term vibration is generally confined to a motion with rapid reciprocations or revolutions. b) a single movement of this kind.

4. Figurative. the action or fact of vacillating or varying conduct or opinion; change or swinging around: »a great vibration of opinion (George Bancroft).

5. Usually, vibrations, pl. Slang, Figurative. a feeling or sense of what others are thinking or feeling (supposedly from electric vibrations emanating from their minds); vibes: »“I never worried that I wouldn't see him [a dog] after he escaped, because I was sending out real strong vibrations to get him back” (New Yorker).

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vi|bra´tion|al|ly — vi|bra|tion|al «vy BRAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or of the nature of vibration: »The lower the musical tone, the smaller is the number of vibrational cycles a second (Simeon Potter). –vi|bra´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
vi|bra|tion|al — «vy BRAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or of the nature of vibration: »The lower the musical tone, the smaller is the number of vibrational cycles a second (Simeon Potter). –vi|bra´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
li|bra|tion — «ly BRAY shuhn», noun. 1. Astronomy. a real or apparent oscillatory motion of a planet or satellite in its orbit. 2. the act of librating; swaying to and fro. 3. a being balanced; equipoise; balance … Useful english dictionary
ad´um|bra´tion — ad|um|brate «ad UHM brayt, AD uhm brayt», transitive verb, brat|ed, brat|ing. 1. to indicate faintly; outline; sketch: »One may adumbrate a few generic traits, though each has many exceptions (Harper s). SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
cal|i|bra|tion — «KAL uh BRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of calibrating: »The melting and boiling points of a large number of substances have been carefully measured and tabulated and these temperatures may now be used in the calibration of any type of… … Useful english dictionary
cel|e|bra|tion — «SEHL uh BRAY shuhn», noun. 1. special services or activities in honor of a particular man, act, time, or day: »A Fourth of July celebration includes a dazzling display of fireworks. 2. the act of celebrating: »celebration of a birthday. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
cer|e|bra|tion — «SEHR uh BRAY shuhn», noun. the action of the brain; mental activity; thinking: »…the deep well of unconscious cerebration (Henry James). Only the mechanical part of cerebration is slowly being disclosed (Saturday Review) … Useful english dictionary
con|cel´e|bra´tion — con|cel|e|brate «kon SEHL uh brayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, brat|ed, brat|ing. to celebrate (Mass) together in the Roman Catholic Church: »The new cardinals had concelebrated Mass in Latin with the Pope at the Basilica s main altar… … Useful english dictionary
dis|e|qui|li|bra|tion — «dihs EE kwuh ly BRAY shuhn, ih KWIHL uh », noun. a throwing out of balance; disequilibrium … Useful english dictionary
e|lu|cu|bra|tion — «ih LOO kyuh BRAY shuhn», noun. = lucubration. (Cf. ↑lucubration) … Useful english dictionary

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