vibration meaning
vibration :
the rapid movement back and forth or up and down
noun
▪ The vibration of the engine was strong.
▪ The engine was shaking quickly.
▪ The vibration felt through the floor was noticeable.
▪ The shaking felt through the floor was clear.
paraphrasing
▪ shaking – vibration
▪ oscillation – shaking
▪ movement – shaking
▪ tremor – vibration
Pronunciation
vibration [vaɪˈbreɪʃən]
The stress is on the second syllable 'bray' and sounds like 'vy-bray-shun'.
Common phrases and grammar about vibration
vibration - Common meaning
noun
the rapid movement back and forth or up and down
Part of Speech Changes for "vibration"
▪ vibrate (verb) – to move quickly back and forth
▪ vibrational (adjective) – related to vibration
▪ vibratory (adjective) – related to vibration
Common Expressions with "vibration"
▪ vibration frequency – how fast something vibrates
▪ vibration level – amount of vibration
▪ vibration measurement – measuring vibration
▪ excessive vibration – too much vibration
Important examples of vibration in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, vibration refers to the rapid movement or shaking of something.
Example of a confusing word: oscillation (a regular back-and-forth movement)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, vibration is used as a singular noun, often preceded by articles like 'a' or 'the'.
vibration
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
vibration frequency
refers to how fast something vibrates.
vibration analysis
the study of vibration patterns.
Differences between similar words and vibration
vibration
,
shake
differences
vibration refers to rapid movement back and forth or up and down, while shake is a more general term for moving in such a manner.
vibration
,
oscillation – movement from side to side or back and forth
differences
vibration involves quick, constant movement, while oscillation refers to movement at regular intervals, often slower or in a scientific context.
Words with the same origin as vibration
The origin of vibration
vibration comes from the Latin 'vibratio', which means 'a shaking or trembling'.
Word structure
vibration is made up of the root 'vibr' (to shake) and the suffix '-ation' (forming nouns).
Words with the same origin
The root of 'vibration' is 'vibr', which means 'to shake'. Influential words with the same root include vibrate, vibrant, vibratory, vibrance.
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