vibrate

Meanings

• Verb

  To cause (something) to move back and forth or up and down at regular intervals, typically by applying a repeated force.

  - "The machine vibrates when it is in operation."
  - "The table vibrated when the truck hit a pothole."
  - "The guitar string vibrates when it is plucked."

• Verb

  To feel or cause to feel a strong, intense emotion.

  - "The crowd vibrated with excitement."
  - "The news of her promotion vibrated her with joy."
  - "The sad music vibrated him with emotion."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with vibrate
abate , ebb and flow , fate , gate , hate , late , mate , plate , rate , state , vacate , waste

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Variants

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vibrate , vibrated , vibrates , vibrating

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Etymology

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From the Latin vibrare ‘to shake, tremble’, from vibrare, past participle of vibro ‘to shake, tremble’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'vibrate' comes from the Latin word 'vibrare', which means 'to shake, tremble'.

2. The human body naturally vibrates at a frequency of about 0.01 to 0.1 hertz.

3. The smallest vibrating object ever recorded was a single atom, which was made to vibrate using a laser beam.

4. Vibrato is a technique used in singing and playing musical instruments to add expression and emotion to notes.

5. The human ear can detect vibrations as small as a few nanometers and as large as several meters.

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Related Concepts

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1. Resonance: The phenomenon where an object or system vibrates in response to an external force at its natural frequency.

2. Frequency: The number of complete back-and-forth oscillations of a wave or vibration per unit time.

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Culture

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In music, vibrato is a technique used to create a slight variation in pitch to add expression and emotion to a note. In literature, the word 'vibrate' is used metaphorically to describe strong emotions.

How to Memorize "vibrate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a machine shaking back and forth or up and down.
   - Visualize a guitar string vibrating when plucked.
   - Visualize a crowd feeling strong emotions.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'vibrate' with shaking or trembling.
   - Associate the word 'vibrate' with strong emotions.
   - Associate the word 'vibrate' with music and the technique of adding expression to a note through pitch variation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Vibrant Vibes' to remember the meaning of 'vibrate' related to strong emotions.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Vibration of Machines' to remember the meaning of 'vibrate' related to shaking or trembling.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Vibrant Violin' to remember the meaning of 'vibrate' related to the music technique.

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