noun

vibration

vibration, tremor, shaking

I could feel the vibration of the train.

I could feel the vibration of the train.

The phone was on silent, only a vibration.

The phone was on silent, only a vibration.

((a/the)) vibration ((of sth.)) the shaking movement of sth. I felt the vibration of the engine.

Synonyms: shaking, tremor, oscillation

From Latin 'vibrare' (to shake, brandish). The suffix '-ation' forms a noun indicating an action or process.

Think of your phone on 'vibrate' mode. The feeling of it shaking is a vibration.

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