Vibration
/vaɪˈbreɪʃən/noun
A rapid back-and-forth or oscillating movement; also, an emotional or energetic quality.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *vibrāre*, meaning “to shake, brandish, or swing,” and its scientific sense was later built in English as physics turned motion into a measurable force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weip-
“to turn, swing, move quickly”
Latin
Latin
vibrāre
“to shake, brandish, flash, or move swiftly”
Late Latin
Latin
vibrātiō
“a shaking or brandishing”
Middle English
English
vibracioun
“a shaking motion or tremor”
Modern English
English
vibration
“rapid oscillation or trembling motion”