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vibration

[vahy-bray-shuhn] / vaɪˈbreɪ ʃən /


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Those repeated readings allowed them to identify the moment when the vibration disappeared, and the sound jumped from an energy state of 1 to 0.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Museums are investing: Sokka says his company has seen an uptick in seismic offerings, that can detect vibration such as drilling in walls, in the past 18 months.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“We’re very high on quality, and we’re high on authenticity. Music was always the main goal, and that’s why we chose Daptone; we’re on the same page about that, ‘cause music is a vibration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Federal air-safety regulators last year were seeking information related to severe vibration with such helicopter blades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

As we approached the speed of sound, the noise and vibration increased briefly, then things smoothed down considerably as we became supersonic.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

One attempt was string theory, which regarded particles as vibrations of tiny strands in space, with one kind causing gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The second component used quantum oscillators, created by the vibrations of those same trapped ions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

These include having software that smooths out rapid acceleration, adding sound systems and subtle seat vibrations to signal to passengers that the car is moving, and offering adaptive regenerative braking that reduces sudden deceleration.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Even extremely small vibrations or pointing errors could allow unwanted starlight to leak into an image and overwhelm the much dimmer planets scientists hope to detect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

I could hear Tyson, but it was more like I was hearing vibrations inside my skull, not the regular sounds.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan


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