Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: vibration
IPA transcription: [vaɪbɹ'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of vibration
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: vibration, quiver, quivering
    Meaning: the act of vibrating
Usage examples
  • Can you feel the vibration there?
  • It depends upon rate of vibration.
  • It was more like the rumble and vibration of an approaching train.
  • To strengthen it two things are necessary: more air or breath, and more vibration.
  • His dream keyed him to a responsiveness which made his throat throb in sympathy with the vibration of her tones.
  • This grew until it seemed that all his body was filled with the strange new vibration, tingling from his feet to the crown of his head.
  • He moved toward the door, stepping very gently, for he knew not how slight a vibration might shatter the delicate affinity in his discovery.
  • The latter means of propulsion caused shock and vibration not only owing to the thrusts of the piston-rod from the steam-engine itself, but also from the impact of the paddles upon the water one after the other.
  • If two strings of the same length are stretched side by side and one set in vibration so as to produce tone the other will soon begin to vibrate also and the combined tone will be louder than if only one string produced it.
  • At last there was a vibration among the multitude, each seeming to give his neighbour a momentary aspen-like touch, as when men who have been watching for something in the heavens see the expected presence silently disclosing itself.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to M-theory, License CC BY-SA 4.0