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Meaning of Vibration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A single complete vibrating motion.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
    countable, uncountable
  5. An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
    broadly, countable, in-plural, often, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Català vibració
Čeština vibrace
Español vibración
Euskara dardara
Français vibration
Galego vibración
עברית רטט תנודה
हिन्दी कंपन स्पंदन
Bahasa Indonesia vibrasi
Íslenska titringur
Italiano vibrazione
日本語 バイブ 振動 顫動
한국어 전동 진동
Latina vibratio
Polski drganie wibracja
Português vibração
Română vibrare
Русский вибрация
Tagalog kinig
Türkçe titreşim vibrasyon
Tiếng Việt rung động

Examples

“The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations.”
“"And the sitters?" "I expect Professor Challenger may wish to bring a friend or two of his own." "They will form a horrible block of vibrations! We must have some of our own sympathetic people to counteract it."”
“I'm pickin' up good vibrations / She's giving me the excitations.”
“The procession circled the district, symbolically purging the area of its “evil,” which paraders described as the “bad vibrations” from tourists and youths in Hippie clothes not living up to Hippie standards.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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