Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t.] 1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.
2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.
3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion. --Holder.
Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson.
Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t.] 1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.
2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.
3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion. --Holder.
Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson.
Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. i. 1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
2. To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.
3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. --Pope.
4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.
Seabrook officials decided Saturday morning that electrical feedback from the New England power grid could cause a section of the plant's turbine to vibrate beyond specifications, plant spokesman David Scanzoni said.
The printed fabrics and wallpaper, not to mention the figured carpet, vibrate against each other, not soporifically at all.
The 36-storey Kasumigaseki building in central Tokyo, built in 1968, was the first high-rise to include 'soft structure' technology, allowing the building's beams and pillars to vibrate with the quake.
The liquid would have caused the engine to vibrate and break off, they theorize, since the 727 engines are supposed to break free to avoid damaging the frame when they vibrate badly.
The liquid would have caused the engine to vibrate and break off, they theorize, since the 727 engines are supposed to break free to avoid damaging the frame when they vibrate badly.
Some parts of the board vibrate hard and others are still as the waves intersect.
The latest shutdown was the result of tests indicating that electrical feedback could cause a 200-foot shaft in the turbine to vibrate beyond specifications, Sher said.
The allegations are that the F-100 gearbox housing assemblies are being made in such a way that they could vibrate loose when attached to another part, the documents said.