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vibratory

[vahy-bruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

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adjective

capable of or producing vibration.

vibrating.

of the nature of or consisting in vibration.

of or pertaining to vibration.

Also, vi·bra·tive

[vahy-bruh-tiv, -brey-]

Origin:
1720–30; vibrate + -ory¹

Related forms

non·vi·bra·to·ry, adjective

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vibrate (vaɪˈbreɪt)

—vb
1.	to move or cause to move back and forth rapidly; shake, quiver, or throb
2.	(intr) to oscillate
3.	to send out (a sound) by vibration; resonate or cause to resonate
4.	(intr) to waver
5.	physics to undergo or cause to undergo an oscillatory or periodic process, as of an alternating current; oscillate
6.	rare (intr) to respond emotionally; thrill

[C17: from Latin vibrāre]

vibratile

—*adj*

vi'brating

—*adj*

vi'bratingly

—*adv*

'vibratory

—*adj*

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