Antonyms for vibrations


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vahy-brey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : vaɪˈbreɪ ʃən


Definition of vibrations

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Latin vibrationem (nominative vibratio), from vibratus (see vibrate). Meaning "intuitive signal about a person or thing" was popular late 1960s, but has been recorded as far back as 1899.
  • noun shaking, quivering
Example sentences :
  • All through the remainder of the meal I could feel the vibrations of his excitement.
  • Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
  • I lost my wits in the confusion; I should have instantly taken off my vibrations.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • So, to be accurate, we should say that sound is vibrations of any kind of matter.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • The pad is to keep the vibrations of the alarm from making the plate vibrate.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • And the vibrations travel better in most other kinds of matter than they do in air.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • Shops, crowds, the vibrations of both, devitalised and confused her.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • "If you could spare me a quarter—" the vibrations said, with a deep pretense at meaning.
  • Extract from : « Warm » by Robert Sheckley
  • The octave above has double the number of vibrations of the lower note.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • He so struck the chord of the Scottish lyre, that its vibrations were felt in every bosom.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI » by Various
  • The sun was formless and purple in the vibrations of wrath that were emanating from Azuria.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

Synonyms for vibrations

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