vibratory

[ vahy-bruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. capable of or producing vibration.
2. vibrating.
3. of the nature of or consisting in vibration.
4. of or relating to vibration.

Other Words From

• non·vibra·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibratory¹

First recorded in 1720–30; vibrate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

Spectral lines — different specific colors of light emitted by atoms — led to basic hypotheses that some vibratory process, of an atom itself or its constituents, produced electromagnetic radiation exhibiting precise patterns.

From Science News

Vibratory motion of the matter becomes undulatory motion in the ether.

From Project Gutenberg

They found what might be termed the Basic Vibratory Factor—the sum of all the myriad tiny movements.

From Project Gutenberg