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   Vi·bra·tion

   /vīˈbrāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. an instance of vibrating: "powerful vibrations from an earthquake" Similar quiverquiveringshakeshakingshaking movementquaverquaveringquakequakingtrembletremblingtremorjuddershivershiveringshuddershudderingoscillationvacillationreverberationresonancethrobbingthrobvibratingpulsationpulsingrumblingrumblebeatingbeatdrummingdrumthumpingthumpthrummingthrumpoundingpoundpalpitatingpalpitationhumhummingmurmurmurmuringdronedroningbuzzbuzzing
   • ▪ an oscillation of the parts of a fluid or an elastic solid whose equilibrium has been disturbed, or of an electromagnetic wave.
   • ▪ a person's emotional state, the atmosphere of a place, or the associations of an object, as communicated to and felt by others.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin vibratio(n-), from the verb vibrare (see vibrate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. vibrational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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