vibratory
[ vahy-bruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈvaɪ brəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
capable of or producing vibration.
of the nature of or consisting in vibration.
of or relating to vibration.
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Also vi·bra·tive [vahy-bruh-tiv, -brey-] /ˈvaɪ brə tɪv, -breɪ-/
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Example sentences from the Web for vibratory
Vibratory motion of the matter becomes undulatory motion in the ether.
The Machinery of the Universe|Amos Emerson DolbearThey found what might be termed the Basic Vibratory Factor—the sum of all the myriad tiny movements.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various