sympathetic vibration


nounPhysics.
  1. a vibration induced by resonance.

Origin of sympathetic vibration

1
First 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 Tower
  • Vibrations in the air too feeble to affect the ear are intensified by sympathetic vibration until they can be heard.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • Mention two examples of resonance or sympathetic vibration from your own experience out of school.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • The 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 Simak
  • This result is said to be due to sympathetic vibration, and is an example of resonance (Fig. 326).

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower