vibration

Noun
  1. The act of vibrating (synset 100346752)
    is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    subtypes: shudder, tremor - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
    same as: quiver, quivering
  2. A shaky motion (synset 114028057)
    "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
    is a type of: motion - a state of change
    subtypes:
    • tremolo - (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
    • tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
    same as: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling
  3. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean (synset 107359766)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    subtypes:
    • ripple - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
    • transient - (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
    • beat - a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
    • resonance - a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
    • sympathetic vibration - (physics) vibration produced by resonance
    same as: oscillation
  4. A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively (synset 104735141)
    "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe"
    is a type of: air, atmosphere, aura - a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
    same as: vibe

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