vi|bra|tor

vi|bra|tor
vi|bra|tor «VY bray tuhr», noun.
1. a thing that vibrates.
2. any one of various appliances, instruments, or parts that have or cause a vibrating motion or action: a) a hammer, such as one in an electric bell, that vibrates. b) one of the vibrating reeds of an organ.
3. an electrical device used to massage a part of the body: »

Electric vibrators are used on the scalp to stimulate circulation.

4. Electricity. a) an apparatus for setting a given component in vibration by means of continual impulses. b) a device for causing oscillations.

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