English noun: vibration | |||
| 1. | vibration (act) the act of vibrating | ||
| Synonyms | quiver, quivering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shudder, tremor | ||
| 2. | vibration (state) a shaky motion | ||
| Samples | The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe. | ||
| Synonyms | palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tremolo, tremor | ||
| 3. | vibration (event) (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean | ||
| Synonyms | oscillation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undulation, wave | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, resonance, ripple, sympathetic vibration, transient | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 4. | vibration (attribute) a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively | ||
| Samples | That place gave me bad vibrations. It gave me a nostalgic vibe. | ||
| Synonyms | vibe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, atmosphere, aura | ||