vibration

B2 Topic:Physics

US /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #17059

Meanings

1

noun
A continuous shaking movement, or the act of shaking quickly back and forth.

You can feel the vibration of the engine through the floor.
2

noun
A feeling or mood that you sense about a place or person.

That old house gave me bad vibrations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a continuous shaking... shaking trembling

2 noun · a feeling or mood that you... vibe

Word family

Forms vibrations

Related forms vibrant vibrate vibratiuncle vibrato vibrator

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Phrases (1)

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sympathetic vibration
vibration caused when an object resonates in response to another vibrating object

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French vibration, from Latin vibrātiō (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibrō (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate. Morphologically vibrate + -ion.

vibration French vibrātiō Latin

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Topics

Physics Actions & Processes

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# vibration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 17059

## Meanings
1. A continuous shaking movement, or the act of shaking quickly back and forth.
2. A feeling or mood that you sense about a place or person.

## Examples
- You can feel the vibration of the engine through the floor.
- That old house gave me bad vibrations.

## Related Forms
- vibrant
- vibrate
- vibratiuncle
- vibrato
- vibrator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vibration
- Root: vibrātiō

## Etymology
From French vibration, from Latin vibrātiō (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibrō (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate. Morphologically vibrate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Vibration is from French vibration, from Latin vibrātiō (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibrō (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate. Morphologically vibrate + -ion. Important historical forms include French vibration, and Latin vibrātiō. In present-day use, it can mean a continuous shaking movement, or the act of shaking quickly back and forth, or a feeling or mood that you sense about a place or person. Related words include vibrant, vibrate, vibratiuncle, vibrato, vibrator.

## Topics
- Physics
- Actions & Processes

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