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Definition of vibration noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vibration

noun
 
/vaɪˈbreɪʃn/
 
/vaɪˈbreɪʃn/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] a continuous shaking movement or feeling
    • We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside.
    • a reduction in the level of vibration in the engine
    Extra Examples
    • Their instruments can detect the slightest vibration.
    • vibrations from heavy traffic
    • Is it possible to reduce the level of vibration in the engine?
    • The sensitive equipment can detect the slightest vibration in the ground.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • slight
    • sound
    • low
    • …
    verb + vibration
    • cause
    • create
    • produce
    • …
    vibration + noun
    • frequency
    • level
    preposition
    • vibration from
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  2. vibrations
     [plural] (formal)
    (also informal vibes [plural], vibe [singular])
    a mood or an atmosphere produced by a particular person, thing or place
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin vibratio(n-), from the verb vibrare ‘vibrate’.
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