vibratory
Americanadjective
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capable of or producing vibration.
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of the nature of or consisting in vibration.
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of or relating to vibration.
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Males respond to chemical signals from females by using a combination of visual and vibratory signals for courtship.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024
To that end, he devised the vibratory chair, a seemingly ordinary dining room seat that can be activated to violently shake its occupant.
From Salon ● May 7, 2022
Most consumer espresso machines come with a vibratory or “vibe” pump, which uses a piston attached to a magnet set inside a metal coil.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
I had pain all over my chest and bowels, a gagging feeling in my throat, a vibratory sensation everywhere.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
One might as reasonably ask, Why feel a greater interest in a first-class orchestral performance, than in the harmonic outrages of a hurdy-gurdy, since both are, from the physical side, vibratory phenomena?
From Determinism or Free-Will? by Chapman Cohen
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