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Added 9 October 2026

vibration

/vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ noun

In Latin: vibrātiō Wiktionary

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The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
A single complete vibrating motion.

Origin

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

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