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vibration.

Noun
General
MEANING

1. Rapid repeated movement about a resting position.

2. An impression of feeling or atmosphere received from a person or place.

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Words that belong together

  • mechanical vibration
  • vibration of a string

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The vibration traveled through the soles of her boots.
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vibration

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular vibration; plural vibrations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.

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