sympathetic vibration
nounPhysics.
a vibration induced by resonance.
Origin of sympathetic vibration
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Words Nearby sympathetic vibration
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How to use sympathetic vibration in a sentence
The presence of these overtones may often be detected by the sympathetic vibration of other wires near-by.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerVibrations in the air too feeble to affect the ear are intensified by sympathetic vibration until they can be heard.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerMention two examples of resonance or sympathetic vibration from your own experience out of school.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe clock measured the silence with its measured ticking; it chimed abruptly and the vase sent up its usual sympathetic vibration.
The Street That Wasn't There | Clifford Donald SimakThis result is said to be due to sympathetic vibration, and is an example of resonance (Fig. 326).
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