vibratile

American  

[vahy-bruh-til, -tahyl] / ˈvaɪ brə tɪl, -ˌtaɪl /

adjective

1. capable of vibrating or of being vibrated.

2. having a vibratory motion.

3. of, relating to, or of the nature of vibration.

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Other Word Forms

• vibratility
  noun
• nonvibratile
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of vibratile

First recorded in 1820–30; vibrate + -ile

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Example Sentences

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vibratile

Profile view of larva; b madreporic opening, w' earlet, a d digestive system, m mouth, v v' vibratile chord.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz

The spermatozoa resemble those of other animals, each possessing a head, which is shaped like an acorn, and a long vibratile tail by means of which it moves through the water.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

Rather more highly organized relatives of the amœba, the flagellata, have produced a membrane, and swim by means of vibratile, whiplash-like flagella.

From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by John Mason Tyler

They are flat rounded-oblong creatures, with a distinct integument or skin, "through which numerous vibratile cilia pass in regular rows."

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Henry J. Slack

Larva of Ophiuran; e'-eiv arms, r' riv solid rods, v v' vibratile chord, w w' water system, b madreporic body, a d digestive system.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz

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