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-/

Origin of vibratory

First recorded in 1720–30; vibrate + -ory¹

non·vi·bra·to·ry, adjective

Vibratory motion of the matter becomes undulatory motion in the ether.
The Machinery of the Universe|Amos Emerson Dolbear
They found what might be termed the Basic Vibratory Factor—the sum of all the myriad tiny movements.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various