vibratile

[ vahy-bruh-til, -tahyl ]

adjective

1. capable of vibrating or of being vibrated.
2. having a vibratory motion.
3. of, relating to, or of the nature of vibration.

Other Words From

• vi·bra·til·i·ty [vahy-br, uh, -, til, -i-tee], noun
• non·vibra·tile adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibratile¹

First recorded in 1820–30; vibrate + -ile

Example Sentences

Two long arms, covered with vibratile cilia, and capable of being folded or coiled, are attached at the sides of the mouth.

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The latter are provided with little vibratile cilia, by which they move about freely in the water.

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The membrane is longitudinally striped and covered with long and vibratile cilia.

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Their inner surface is amœboid and in certain conditions bears one or more vibratile cilia or protoplasmic lashes.

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A short time before the formation of the vibratile spores the central nucleus becomes resolved into many small nuclei.

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