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vibratory
adjective
vi·bra·to·ry
ˈvī-brə-ˌtȯr-ē
1
: consisting of, capable of, or causing vibration or oscillation
2
: characterized by vibration
Examples of vibratory in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Voluntary muscle contractions were thought to cause the vibratory component of purring.
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Jorge Garay, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
Dorrance breaks out to the vibratory sounds of the saxophone, played by Matt Parker.
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Catherine Tharin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
When these bodies are struck gently, but periodically, although each blow may be separately quite insufficient to produce a sensible motion in the vibratory body … very large and powerful oscillations may result.
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Samuel Ernest, Longreads, 2 May 2023
The devices on display include a vibratory chair, which supposedly cured constipation and headaches through shaking so violent that patients had to hold tight to its handles, and a fluoroscope, once casually used in shoe stores to X-ray customers’ feet.
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Emily Elert, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2012
In the early aughts, a researcher proposed that purring might even have palliative properties for cats—pinging out vibratory frequencies that could, for instance, speed the healing of wounds or broken bones.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
But the amplitude — or the extent of a vibratory movement — of the instrument was too small, and his body also became used to it, mitigating the VibraCussor’s impact.
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
One got a vibratory stimulus, in a form of a light tapping on its tank.
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Sara Harrison, Wired, 16 Apr. 2021
The behavior probably isn’t conscious—just something frog lungs are naturally able to do, via some unusual vibratory shenanigans.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near vibratory
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“Vibratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vibratory. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
vibratory
adjective
vi·bra·to·ry
ˈvī-brə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
: consisting of, capable of, or causing vibration
Medical Definition
vibratory
adjective
vi·bra·to·ry
ˈvī-brə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-
1
: of, consisting in, capable of, or causing vibration or oscillation
cutaneous vibratory sensation
2
: characterized by vibration
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