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Definition: Vibratory |
VibratoryAdjective1. Moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down; "the vibrating piano strings". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "vibratory" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Etymology: Vibratory \Vi"bra*to*ry\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression vibratoire.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: VibratorySynonym: vibrating (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Changeableness | Unstaid, inconstant; unsteady, unstable, unfixed, unsettled; fluctuating; Verb: restless; agitated; erratic, fickle; irresolute; capricious; touch and go; inconsonant, fitful, spasmodic; vibratory; vagrant, wayward; desultory; afloat; alternating; alterable, plastic, mobile; transient; wavering. |
Evolution | Adjective: oscillating; Verb: oscillatory, undulatory, pulsatory, libratory, rectilinear; vibratory, vibratile; pendulous. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Vibratory |
| English words defined with "vibratory": Brownian movement ♦ Cilia ♦ Finger bar ♦ Opeidoscope, Oscillative ♦ Pebrine ♦ Vibratile, Vibrative, vibrator ♦ Wave of vibration. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vibratory": activated blades, activated plough ♦ BONE-PROCESS OPERATOR ♦ pneumatic-tired roller, power operated cutting blades ♦ rubber-tired roller ♦ superalloy ♦ transverse vibration ♦ vibrating baseplate, vibrating plate, vibratory conveyor, vibratory feed, vibratory level, vibratory roller. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "vibratory": Oscillative. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Ben Bow chromite mill, Stillwater County, Montana. Vibratory shaker used in processing chrome ore.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Vibratory" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vibratory" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 7 | 133,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "vibratory": vibratory conveyor ♦ vibratory feed ♦ vibratory level ♦ vibratory roller. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "vibratory": electro-vibratory, non-vibratory. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "vibratory"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | lëkundës (oscillator, rocker, shaking, swinging), dridhës (vibrant, vibrator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | إهتزازي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | трептящ (thrilling, trembling, vibrant, wavering), колебаещ се (unresolved), вибрационен, вибриращ (vibrant), люлеещ се, причиняващ трептене. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vibraèní, kmitavý. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vibratorfinisher for betonbelaegninger (vibratory finisher), vibrationstromle (vibrating roller, vibratory roller), vibrationstransportør (vibratory conveyor, vibratory feed), vibrationssans (palla-esthesia, vibratory sense), vibrationspumpe (sonic pump, vibratory pump), vibrationsmateriel (vibratory compactor), vibrationskompressor (vibratory compressor), undulerende nystagmus (amaurotic nystagmus, jerking nystagmus, miners'nystagmus, undulatory nystagmus, vibratory nystagmus), rystefortaetter (vibratory compressor), pladevibrator (vibrating plate, vibratory plate compactor), pendulnystagmus (amaurotic nystagmus, jerking nystagmus, miners'nystagmus, undulatory nystagmus, vibratory nystagmus), opspraekning ved hjaelp af vibration (vibratory fracturing), opsoklonus (amaurotic nystagmus, jerking nystagmus, miners'nystagmus, undulatory nystagmus, vibratory nystagmus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vibrator (vibrator, vibratory compactor), vibratiegewaarwording (vibratory sense), trilwals (vibrating roller, vibratory compactor, vibratory roller), trilvuller (vibratory feeder, vibratory filler), trilverdichter (vibratory compactor, vibratory compressor), trilstamper (vibrating tamper, vibratory rammer), trilplaat (vibrating plate, vibratory plate compactor), trillingsniveau (vibratory level), trillingsgevoel (vibratory sense), trillende afwerkingsmachine (vibratory finisher), trilgoot (vibrating chute, vibratory conveyor, vibratory feed), pallaesthesie (palla-esthesia, vibratory sense), nystagmus oscillatorius (amaurotic nystagmus, jerking nystagmus, miners'nystagmus, undulatory nystagmus, vibratory nystagmus), breken d.m.v.trillen (vibratory fracturing), akoestische pomp (sonic pump, vibratory pump). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | värinäpumppu (sonic pump, vibratory pump), värinällä toimiva pumppu (sonic pump, vibratory pump), täryvalssi (vibratory roller), tärykuljetin (vibratory conveyor, vibratory feed), täryjyrä (vibratory roller). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vibratoire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | vibrations-, schwingungsfähig. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δονητικόσ (vibrational). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rezgõ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | vibratorio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | craaynagh (horrific, shivery, shocking, tremulous), craaee (vibrant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ibratoryvay vibratório. (various references) колеблющийся (hesitant, hesitating, hesitative, irresolute, labile, vacillating, waverer, wavy), вибрирующий (thrilling, vibrant). (various references) vibracioni. (various references) vibrador (buzzer, chopper, shaker, timer, trembler, vibrating contactor, vibration facility, vibration generator, vibration indicator, vibrator, vibratory compressor), vibrocompactador (vibratory compressor), margen vibratorio de la cuerdas vocales (vibratory margin of the vocal folds), apisonadora vibratoria (vibrating tamper, vibratory rammer), asimetría vibratoria (vibratory asymmetry), bomba de resonancia (sonic pump, vibratory pump), bomba vibratoria (sonic pump, vibratory pump), compactador de rodillo vibratorio (vibrating roller, vibratory roller), compactador de vibración (vibratory compactor), alimentación por vibración (vibratory conveyor, vibratory feed), fractura por vibraciones (vibratory fracturing), nistagmus pendular (amaurotic nystagmus, jerking nystagmus, miners'nystagmus, undulatory nystagmus, vibratory nystagmus), nivel vibratorio (vibratory level), placa vibrante (vibrating plate, vibratory plate compactor), rodillo vibrante (vibrating roller, vibratory roller), rodillo vibratorio (vibrating roller, vibratory roller), transportador vibratorio (vibratory conveyor, vibratory feed), distribuidor de sacudidas (vibratory feeder). (various references) vibroplatta (vibrating plate, vibratory plate compactor), vibrationsvält (vibrating roller, vibratory roller), vibrationstransportör (vibratory conveyor, vibratory feed), vibrationspump (sonic pump, vibratory pump). (various references) titreşimli (pulsating, vibrant, wiry), titreşen (flickering, oscillating, pulsating, vibrant, vibrating, wavering, wavy). (various references) chấn động (convulsive, vibrational). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "vibratory" (pronounced 'Vi"bra*to*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry, Alveary, Alveolary, Amatory, Ambagitory, Ambry, Amburry, Amendatory, Amphigory, Amplificatory, Anabaptistry, Ancestry, Ancientry, Ancillary, Anemometry, Angelolatry, Angry, Annihilatory, Annotatory, Annuary, Annularry, Annulary, Annunciatory, Anthropolatry, Anthropometry, Anticipatory, Antidotary, Antimasonry, Antiphonary, Anury, Apiary, Apomecometry, Apothecary, Appellatory, Applicatory, Apprecatory, Appreciatory, Approbatory, Aratory, Arbitrary, Arborary, Archdeaconry, Areometry, Argentry, Armamentary, Armillary, Armory, Arrectary, Artistry, Aspiratory, Assentatory, Assertory, Asseveratory, Assimilatory, Astrictory, Astrolatry, Astrometry, Astrophotometry, Asymmetry, Atmiatry, Atrabiliary, Attry, Auctary, Auctionary, Augury, Aumbry, Aumery, Auncetry, Auscultatory, Autolatry, Auxiliatory, Aviary, Avowry, Avowtry, Aweary, Awry, Axillary, Babblery, Baboonery, Bachelry, Baculometry, Balladry, Ballatry, Balloonry, Balneary, Balneatory, Baneberry, Baptisteries, Baptistery, Baptistry, Barbary, Barberry, Barometry, Barratry, Barry, Basketry, Bathymetry, Bawdry, Beadlery, Bearberry, Bedelry, Belfry, Benedictionary, Benedictory, Bestiary, Bibitory, Bibliolatry, Bibliothecary, Bicentenary, Bigotry, Bijoutry, Bilberry, Biliary, Biochemistry, Biometry, Bistoury, Blackberry, Blaeberry, Blazonry, Bleaberry, Blindstory, Blomary, Bloomary, Blueberry, Blurry, Bob-cherry, Bogberry, Boilary, Bombastry, Bonitary, Bottomry, BOUNDARY, Boxberry, Breviary, Brothelry, Bummery, Bunchberry, Burglary, Bursary, Cachinnatory, Caducary, Calcinatory, Calculatory, Calendary, Calorimetry, Calumniatory, Calvary, Cambistry, Camelry, Cannonry, Canonry, Cantatory, Caperberry, Captainry, Caravansary, Cardioinhibitory, Cardiometry, Carnary, Carpellary, Carpentry, Cartulary, Cassioberry, Cassowary, Castlery, Casuistry, Category, Cautionary, Cautionry, Cavalry, Cavitary, Cedry, Cementatory, Cenatory, Centaury, Centry, Century, Cephalometry, Cessionary, Chandry, Chantry, Chapelry, Charlatanry, Charry, Chartulary, Cheerry, Chiccory, Chicory, Chivalry, Chlorimetry, Chlorometry, Chokeberry, Chokecherry, Choltry, Chorometry, Choultry, Chowry, Chrismatory, Chronometry, Chylificatory, Ciliary, Cinerary, Circulary, Circumgyratory, Circumlocutory, Citatory, Classificatory, Clerstory, Clinometry, Cloudberry, Coagulatory, Cochleary, Codicillary, Collegatary, Collusory, Collutory, Colorimetry, Columbary, Cometary, Comicry, Commandatory, Commandry, Commemoratory, Commendatary, Commentary, Comminatory, Commissary, Commonitory, Communicatory, Compellatory, Compensatory, Competitory, Complexionary, Complimentary, Compulsatory, Compulsory, Comradery, Concessionary, Concessory, Conchometry, Conchyliometry, Conciliatory, Concionatory, Conclusory, Concretionary, Condemnatory, Conditory, Condolatory, Conductory, Confabulatory, Confectory, Confessary, Confirmatory, Confiscatory, Congiary, Congratulatory, Conjury, Consecratory, Consignatary, Consignatory, Constabulatory, Consuetudinary, Consulary, Consultary, Consultatory, Contrarry, Contributary, Controversary, Conventionary, Coparcenary, Coplatry, Coquetry, Corollary, Correctory, Corrivalry, Corroboratory, Corrobory, Cosmolatry, Cosmometry, Costmary, Cottonary, Cotyledonary, Counterfleury, Counterflory, Cousinry, Coventry, Cowberry, Cowries, Cowry, Coxcombry, Cranberry, Craniometry, Criminatory, Crinatory, Crinitory, Crociary, Crowberry, Crystallometry, Cubatory, Cuckoldry, Culinary, Culpatory, Cursorary, Cursory, Cussuetudinary, Custumary, Cyclometry, Cymry, Dairy, Damnatory, Dangleberry, Dare-deviltry, Datary, Deaconry, Decennary, Deceptory, Decisory, Declamatory, Declaratory, Declinatory, Decretory, Decry, Decury, Deerberry, Defamatory, Defensory, Defiatory, Deglutitory, Dehortatory, Dejectory, Delegatory, Deletory, Delineatory, Delusory, Demissionary, Demonolatry, Demonry, Demonstratory, Dentary, Dentistry, Denunciatory, Dephlegmatory, Depilatory, Depletory, Depositary, Depository, Deprecatory, Depreciatory, Depredatory, Depulsory, Depuratory, Depurgatory. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-o-r-r-t-v-y" | |
-1 letter: vibrator. | |
-2 letters: vibrato. | |
-3 letters: barrio, briary, rarity, rotary, viator, votary. | |
-4 letters: abort, arbor, biota, boart, borty, boyar, bravi, bravo, briar, ivory, orbit, ovary, ratio, tabor, tarry. | |
-5 letters: abri, airt, airy, arty, arvo, bait, birr, boar, boat, bora, bort, bota, brat, bray, brio, brit, iota, obia, obit, orby, orra, rato, riot, roar, rota, roti, ryot, taro, tiro, tivy, toby, tora, tori, torr, tory, tray, trio, troy, tyro, vair, vary, vita, yirr. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-o-r-r-t-v-y" | |
+5 letters: irremovability, irrevocability, recoverability. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 69 62 72 61 74 6F 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .. -... .-. .- - --- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01101001 01100010 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101111 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V i b r a t o r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0069 0062 0072 0061 0074 006F 0072 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)567568846786818491 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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