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vibratile, a.|ˈvaɪbrətɪl, -aɪl|
[ad. mod.L. *vibratilis: see vibrate v. + -ile. Cf. F. vibratile.]
1. Of the nature of vibration; marked or characterized by vibration; vibratory.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 301 Motion:..Vibratile,..when there is a constant oscillation of any part. 1857Edin. Rev. July 36 The effect is produced..by the propagation of alternating atomic polarisations in a vibratile way. 1862H. W. Fuller Dis. Lungs 36 A body not possessed of much molecular elasticity or vibratile power. 1881Mivart Cat 245 The vibratile, lashing action of the spermatozoon.
2. Of cilia, etc.: Endowed with the power of vibration; having a rapid and constant oscillatory movement.
1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 108/2 Polygastrica,..aquatic animals,..with a circular exsertile dental apparatus around the mouth, and with vibratile cilia for respiration and progressive motion. 1874Lubbock Orig. & Met. Ins. iii. 55 This larva swims by means of minute vibratile hairs or ciliae. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 861 The longer process is vibratile and breaks away; the other becomes vibratile as soon as it has absorbed the remaining protoplasm.
b. transf. Of persons, or parts of the body.
1858O. W. Holmes Aut. Breakf.-t. viii. (1883) 158 She [a woman] is vibratile and resonant all over. 1898H. G. Wells Personal Matters 135 One has to resort to the extended arm and fingers vibratile. |