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Traditional English :: vibraculum
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vibrae.html - n. (pl. vibracula) Zool. a whiplike structure of bryozoans used to bring food within reach by lashing movements. vibracular adj. [mod.L (as VIBRATE)] |
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Traditional English :: vibrant
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vibrae.html - adj. 1 vibrating. 2 (often foll. by with) (of a person or thing) thrilling, quivering (vibrant with emotion). 3 (of sound) resonant. vibrancy n. vibrantly adv. [L vibrare: see VIBRATE] |
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Traditional English :: vibraphone
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vibrae.html - n. a percussion instrument of tuned metal bars with motor-driven resonators and metal tubes giving a vibrato effect. vibraphonist n. [VIBRATO + -PHONE] |
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Traditional English :: vibrate
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vibrae.html - v. 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move continuously and rapidly to and fro; oscillate. 2 intr. Physics move unceasingly to and fro, esp. rapidly. 3 intr. (of a sound) throb; continue to be heard. 4 intr. (foll. by with) quiver, thrill (vibrating with passion). 5 intr. (of a pendulum) swing to and fro. vibrative adj. [L vibrare vibrat- shake, swing] |
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Traditional English :: vibratile
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vibrae.html - adj.
1 capable of vibrating.
2 Biol. (of cilia etc.) used in vibratory motion. [VIBRATORY, after pulsatile etc.] |
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Traditional English :: vibration
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vibrae.html - n. 1 the act or an instance of vibrating; oscillation. 2 Physics (esp. rapid) motion to and fro esp. of the parts of a fluid or an elastic solid whose equilibrium has been disturbed or of an electromagnetic wave. 3 (in pl.) a a mental (esp. occult) influence. b a characteristic atmosphere or feeling in a place, regarded as communicable to people present in it. vibrational adj. [L vibratio (as VIBRATE)] |
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