state of vibration

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• vibration — is the variation with time of the displacement of a body with respect to a specified reference dimension when the displacement is alternately greater and smaller than the reference. forced vibration free vibration periodic vibration random… …   Mechanics glossary

• Vibration — Vi*bra tion, n. [L. vibratio: cf. F. vibration.] 1. The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of a pendulum or musical string. [1913 Webster] As a harper lays his open… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vibration — ► NOUN 1) an instance or the state of vibrating. 2) (vibrations) informal an emotional state or atmosphere, as communicated to and felt by others. DERIVATIVES vibrational adjective …   English terms dictionary

• Vibration — For the soul music group, see The Vibrations. For the machining context, see Machining vibrations. For the albums, see Vibrations (Roy Ayers album) and Vibrations (The Three Sounds album). Classical mechanics …   Wikipedia

• Vibration theory of olfaction — The Vibration theory of smell proposes that a molecule s smell character is due to its vibrational frequency in the infrared range. The theory is opposed to the more widely accepted shape theory of olfaction, which proposes that a molecule s… …   Wikipedia

• vibration — vibrational, adj. vibrationless, adj. /vuy bray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of vibrating. 2. the state of being vibrated. 3. Physics. a. the oscillating, reciprocating, or other periodic motion of a rigid or elastic body or medium forced from a… …   Universalium

• vibration state — virpėjimo būsena statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. vibrating state; vibration state; vibrational state vok. Schwingungszustand, m rus. вибрационное состояние, n; колебательное состояние, n pranc. état de vibration, m; état vibrationnel …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• vibration — noun Date: 1635 1. a. a periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium when that equilibrium has been disturbed (as when a stretched cord produces musical tones or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vibration — 1. A shaking. 2. A to and fro movement, as in oscillation. [L. vibratio, fr. vibro, pp. atus, to quiver, shake] * * * vi·bra·tion vī brā shən n 1 a) a periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite… …   Medical dictionary

• vibration — vi•bra•tion [[t]vaɪˈbreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of vibrating or the state of being vibrated 2) phs Physics. a) the oscillating, reciprocating, or other periodic motion of a rigid or elastic body or medium forced from a position or state of… …   From formal English to slang

• vibration — noun 1》 an instance of vibrating.     ↘Physics an oscillation of the parts of a fluid or an elastic solid whose equilibrium has been disturbed or of an electromagnetic wave. 2》 (vibrations) informal a person s emotional state, the atmosphere of a …   English new terms dictionary