vibration

  • 1Vibration — Vibration …

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  • 2vibration — [ vibrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1632 phys.; 1510 « lancement d une arme de jet »; lat. vibratio 1 ♦ (fin XVIIe) Cour. Mouvement, état de ce qui vibre; effet qui en résulte (son et ébranlement). ⇒ battement. Vibration de moteur, de machines. « il se fit une …

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  • 3vibration — is the variation with time of the displacement of a body with respect to a specified reference dimension when the displacement is alternately greater and smaller than the reference. forced vibration free vibration periodic vibration random… …

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  • 4Vibration — Vi*bra tion, n. [L. vibratio: cf. F. vibration.] 1. The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of a pendulum or musical string. [1913 Webster] As a harper lays his open… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5Vibration — (v. lat.), 1) zitternde, durch schnell auf einander folgende Oscillationen bedingte Bewegung; 2) so v. w. Oscillation 1); 3) so v. w. Schwingung 3). Vibrationsintensität, Vibrationstheorie, s.u. Licht S. 344 u. Wellenbewegung …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 6Vibration — (lat.), Schwingung (s. d.). Vibrationstheorie, s. Licht, S. 511 …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 7Vibration — (lat.), Schwingung (s.d.); Vibrationsmikroskop, Instrument zur Beobachtung der Schwingungsformen an Körpern; Vibrationstheorie, s.v.w. Undulationstheorie (s. Licht); vibratōrisch, in Schwingungen bestehend; vibrieren, Schwingungen machen; zittern …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 8vibration — фр. [вибрасьо/н], нем. [вибрацио/н], англ. [вайбрэ/йшн] vibrazione ит. [вибрацио/нэ] вибрация …

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  • 9vibration — (n.) 1650s, from L. vibrationem (nom. vibratio), from vibratus (see VIBRATE (Cf. vibrate)). Meaning intuitive signal about a person or thing was popular late 1960s, but has been recorded as far back as 1899 …

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  • 10vibration — [n] shaking, quivering beating, fluctuation, judder, oscillation, pulsation, pulse, quake, quiver, resonance, reverberation, shake, shimmy, throb, throbbing, trembling, tremor, vacillation, wave, wavering; concepts 152,748 Ant. stillness …

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