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vibratory

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

/ ˈvaɪ brəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

capable of or producing vibration.

of the nature of or consisting in vibration.

of or relating to vibration.

Words nearby vibratory

vibration white finger, vibrational quantum number, vibrations, vibrato, vibrator, vibratory, vibrio, vibrio alginolyticus, vibrio cholerae, vibrio fetus, vibrio fluvialis

Also vi·bra·tive

[vahy-bruh-tiv, -brey-] /ˈvaɪ brə tɪv, -breɪ-/

Origin of vibratory

First recorded in 1720–30; vibrate + -ory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM vibratory

non·vi·bra·to·ry, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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Vibratory motion of the matter becomes undulatory motion in the ether.
The Machinery of the Universe|Amos Emerson Dolbear

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