adj
Meaning 1
Causing or exhibiting vibrations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vibrating
Antonyms: antivibratory
Standard Lemma guide
vibratory
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to vibrations of a spiritual, etheric, or astral nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the vibrating piano strings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English vibrate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English vibratory From vibrate + -ory.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: трептящ (treptjašt) — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Bulgarian: вибриращ (vibrirašt) — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Finnish: värisyttävä — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Finnish: väristävä — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Finnish: värähtelevä — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Finnish: värisevä — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- French: balourdé — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- French: vibratoire — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Galician: vibratorio — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Italian: vibratorio — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Italian: vibratile — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Polish: wibracyjny — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Portuguese: vibratório — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Russian: вибрацио́нный (vibraciónnyj) — causing or exhibiting vibrations
- Spanish: vibratorio — causing or exhibiting vibrations
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