vibrations
Britishplural noun
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instinctive feelings supposedly influencing human communication
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a characteristic atmosphere felt to be emanating from places or objects
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One attempt was string theory, which regarded particles as vibrations of tiny strands in space, with one kind causing gravity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It might release a photon of light, transition between states with different spins, or transfer its energy into vibrations of the surrounding atoms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The second component used quantum oscillators, created by the vibrations of those same trapped ions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Because electric vehicles don't have the auditory cues and vibrations from the engine that we're used to, which indicate when the car is accelerating, this could trigger motion sickness, Di Giulio says.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I can feel the vibrations from the tracks in the fence behind me—the train is almost upon us, its sound like a scream.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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