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vibration

/vai'breiʃn/
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Word: Vibration

Part of Speech: Noun

Basic Definition: "Vibration" refers to a shaking or quivering movement. It can be something physical, like the shaking of a phone when it rings, or it can describe a feeling or mood you get from a place, person, or situation.

Usage Instructions:

You can use "vibration" to talk about both physical movements and emotional feelings. It can describe how something shakes or the atmosphere of a situation.

Examples:
  1. Physical Meaning:

    • "The loud music caused the windows to vibrate."
    • "You could feel the vibration of the train as it passed by."
  2. Emotional Meaning:

    • "I walked into the old house and felt strange vibrations; it reminded me of my childhood."
    • "That place has good vibrations; it makes me feel happy."
Advanced Usage:

In physics, "vibration" refers to a regular back-and-forth motion, often in a wave-like pattern, such as sound waves or the vibrations of a guitar string.

Word Variants:
  • Vibrate (verb): To shake or move back and forth quickly.
    • Example: "The phone vibrated when I received a message."
  • Vibrating (adjective): Describing something that is shaking or moving.
    • Example: "The vibrating sound of the engine was loud."
Different Meanings:
  1. Physical Vibration: The shaking or oscillating motion of an object.
  2. Emotional Vibration: The feelings or atmosphere that a person or place gives off, often described in terms of "good vibes" or "bad vibes."
Synonyms:
  • Shaking
  • Quivering
  • Oscillation
  • Tremor
  • Pulse
Idioms:
  • Good vibes: Refers to positive feelings or atmosphere.
    • Example: "I love this café; it always has good vibes."
  • Bad vibes: Refers to negative feelings or atmosphere.
    • Example: "I didn't like that movie; it gave me bad vibes."
Phrasal Verbs:

There are no common phrasal verbs directly related to "vibration," but you can use "vibrate" in sentences that might include different contexts: - "The phone vibrated off the table." (Here, it's not a phrasal verb, but it shows how "vibrate" is used.)

Summary:

"Vibration" is a versatile word that can describe both physical movements and emotional experiences.

Noun
  1. a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
    • that place gave me bad vibrations
    • it gave me a nostalgic vibe
  2. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
  3. a shaky motion
    • the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
  4. the act of vibrating

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