- oscillate, vibrate
- ناسَ \ oscillate, vibrate.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
oscillate, vibrate
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vibrate — [vī′brāt΄] vt. vibrated, vibrating [< L vibratus, pp. of vibrare, to vibrate, shake < IE * weib (< base * wei , to turn) > WIPE] 1. to give off (light or sound) by vibration 2. to set in to and fro motion; oscillate 3. to cause to… … English World dictionary
oscillate, osculate — Oscillate means to swing to and fro, to vibrate, to fluctuate : His mood oscillated between despair and fury. Osculate means to come into close contact and specifically to kiss. It is possible that one who osculates a loved one will begin to… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Oscillate — Os cil*late ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oscillated} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Oscillating} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oscillate — *swing, sway, vibrate, fluctuate, pendulate, waver, undulate Analogous words: vacillate, waver, *hesitate, falter: *shake, tremble, quiver, quaver … New Dictionary of Synonyms
oscillate — [v] change back and forth be unsteady, dangle, fishtail, flicker, fluctuate, librate, lurch, palpitate, pendulate, pitch, pivot, reel, ripple, rock, roll, seesaw, stagger, sway, swing, switch, swivel, teeter, teeter totter*, thrash, toss, totter … New thesaurus
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. [1913 Webster] 2. To have the constituent particles move to and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vibrate — *swing, sway, oscillate, fluctuate, pendulate, waver, undulate Analogous words: *pulsate, pulse, beat, throb, palpitate: quiver, quaver, tremble, *shake … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vibrate — [v] shake, quiver beat, echo, fluctuate, flutter, jar, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, quake, resonate, resound, reverberate, ripple, shiver, sway, swing, throb, tremble, tremor, undulate, wave, waver; concepts 152,748 Ant. be still … New thesaurus
vibrate — verb (vibrated; vibrating) Etymology: Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare to brandish, wave, rock more at wipe Date: 1616 transitive verb 1. to swing or move to and fro 2. to emit with or as if with a vibratory motion 3. to mark or measure … New Collegiate Dictionary
oscillate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. vibrate (see oscillation); hesitate, shilly shally, hem and haw, blow hot and cold. See doubt, changeableness II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To swing] Syn. palpitate, vibrate, sway; see swing 1 , wave 3 ,… … English dictionary for students
vibrate — vibratingly, adv. /vuy brayt/, v., vibrated, vibrating. v.i. 1. to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate. 2. to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; quiver; tremble. 3. (of sounds) to produce or… … Universalium
