vibration

== English == === Etymology === From French vibration, from Latin vibrātiō (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibrō (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate. Morphologically vibrate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === vibration (countable and uncountable, plural vibrations) The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated. (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position. A single complete vibrating motion. (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected. (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere. Synonym: vibe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “vibration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vibration”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From Latin vibrātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.bʁa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === vibration f (plural vibrations) vibration ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “vibration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012