vibration
noun /vaɪˈbreɪʃn/
/vaɪˈbreɪʃn/
- [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
- …
- cause
- create
- produce
- …
- frequency
- level
- vibration from
- vibrations[plural] (formal)(also informal vibes [plural], vibe [singular])a mood or an atmosphere produced by a particular person, thing or place
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin vibratio(n-), from the verb vibrare ‘vibrate’.