vibratory
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vi·brate
(vī′brāt′)v. vi·brat·ed, vi·brat·ing, vi·brates
v.intr.
1.
a. To move back and forth or to and fro, especially rhythmically and rapidly: The eardrum vibrates in response to sound waves. See Synonyms at swing.
b. To progress in a given direction while moving back and forth rapidly: The sound wave vibrated through the water.
2. To be in a state of great activity, excitement, or agitation: "Even as the film moved ... to the more deadly fields of Vietnam, old hatreds vibrated in me" (Loudon Wainwright).
3. To produce a sound; resonate: "The noise of cars and motorcycles, voices and music vibrates from the street" (Edmundo Paz Solden).
4. To fluctuate or waver, as between states or in making choices: "The fear of repetition and the lure of repetition: these are the two poles between which the movie vibrates" (Wendy Lesser).
v.tr.
1. To cause to move back and forth rapidly: The rattlesnake vibrated its tail.
2. To produce (sound) by vibration.
n.
A setting on a cell phone that causes the phone to shake rapidly without producing a ringtone when a call or text message is received.
vi′bra·tive, vi′bra·to′ry (-brə-tôr′ē) adj.
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vi•bra•to•ry
(ˈvaɪ brəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)also vi•bra•tive
(-brə tɪv, -breɪ-)adj.
1. capable of or producing vibration.
2. vibrating.
3. of the nature of vibration.
4. of or pertaining to vibration.
[1720–30]
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| Adj. | 1. |  vibratory - moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down; "the vibrating piano strings"moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vibratory
adj → vibrierend, Vibrations-
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vi·bra·tive
, vibratorya. vibratorio-a, que produce vibración u oscila;
___ sense → sentido ___.
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