vibro-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “vibration,” used in the formation of compound words:

vibrometer.

Origin

< Latin vibr(āre) to shake, move to and fro + -o-

Related Words

vibrograph
vibrometer

vibro-a combining form from vibration, as in vibro-tactile.

vibro-|ˈvaɪbrəʊ|irregular combining form of L. vibrāre to vibrate, used in some recent technical and scientific terms, as viˈbrometer, vibroˈmotor, ˈvibrophone, ˈvibroscope (hence vibroˈscopic adj.), etc.; also ˈvibro-massage, massage with a special vibrator; vibroˈtactile a., of, pertaining to, or involving the perception of vibration through touch.1923Daily Mail 10 Aug. 5/2 The owner-experts get their features in knots..and may be seen going off for *vibro-massages in the evening.1968Listener 11 July 45/3 People who see nothing either comic or disturbing about our export eastwards of..vibro-massage, canned TV, [etc.].1887Pall Mall G. 24 May 4/2 An ingenious instrument termed a *vibrometer..accurately records the vibration, and by its means every boat is tested before it leaves the builder's hands.1894Standard 8 Feb., By Mr. Beaumont's method the cause of vibration..is converted into a *vibromotor.1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2709/2 *Vibroscope,..an instrument invented by Duhamel for counting the vibrations of a tuning-fork.1881Broadhouse Mus. Acoustics 101 Another method of measuring pitch is the vibroscope, which as its name implies, is a method of making vibrations visible.[1934tr. R. H. Gault in L'Année Psychologique XXXIV. 2 Le sens tactile (ou comme je préfère..dire, les ‘sens vibro-tactiles’).]1934R. H. Gault in Jrnl. Acoustical Soc. Amer. V. 253/2 We may legitmately describe the results of our *vibro-tactile experiments as evidences of hearing, even though we are assured that the ear is not involved.1980Pflügers Arch. European Jrnl. Physiol. CCCLXXXIV. 170/1 Vibrotactile stimuli above the tuning threshold of the nerve fibers can elicit a continuous afferent impulse volley without adaptation during some seconds.

vibro- /ˈvʌɪbrəʊ/ combining form of Latin vibrare vibrate: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE vibrogram noun a record produced by a vibrograph M20.
vibrograph noun (a) hist. a phonautograph; (b) an instrument for measuring or recording mechanical vibrations: L19.
vibˈrometer noun a vibrograph that measures the amplitude of vibrations L19.
vibroscope noun (obsolete exc. hist.) an early type of vibrograph L19.
vibroˈtactile adjective of, pertaining to, or involving the perception of vibration through touch M20.

vibro-
combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin vibrare to shake, vibrate
: vibration
< vibromassage >

词汇	vibro-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com Macquarie OED SOED Webster Wiktionary vibro- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “vibration,” used in the formation of compound words: vibrometer. Origin < Latin vibr(āre) to shake, move to and fro + -o- Related Words vibrograph vibrometer vibro-a combining form from vibration, as in vibro-tactile. vibro-\|ˈvaɪbrəʊ\|irregular combining form of L. vibrāre to vibrate, used in some recent technical and scientific terms, as viˈbrometer, vibroˈmotor, ˈvibrophone, ˈvibroscope (hence *vibroˈscopic* adj.), etc.; also ˈvibro-massage, massage with a special vibrator; vibroˈtactile a., of, pertaining to, or involving the perception of vibration through touch.1923Daily Mail 10 Aug. 5/2 The owner-experts get their features in knots..and may be seen going off for vibro-massages in the evening.1968Listener 11 July 45/3 People who see nothing either comic or disturbing about our export eastwards of..vibro-massage, canned TV, [etc.].1887Pall Mall G. 24 May 4/2 An ingenious instrument termed a vibrometer..accurately records the vibration, and by its means every boat is tested before it leaves the builder's hands.1894Standard 8 Feb., By Mr. Beaumont's method the cause of vibration..is converted into a vibromotor.1875Knight Dict. Mech.* 2709/2 Vibroscope,..an instrument invented by Duhamel for counting the vibrations of a tuning-fork.1881Broadhouse Mus. Acoustics* 101 Another method of measuring pitch is the vibroscope, which as its name implies, is a method of making vibrations visible.[1934tr. R. H. Gault in L'Année Psychologique XXXIV. 2 Le sens tactile (ou comme je préfère..dire, les ‘sens vibro-tactiles’).]1934R. H. Gault in Jrnl. Acoustical Soc. Amer. V. 253/2 We may legitmately describe the results of our vibro-tactile experiments as evidences of hearing, even though we are assured that the ear is not involved.1980Pflügers Arch. European Jrnl. Physiol. CCCLXXXIV. 170/1 Vibrotactile stimuli above the tuning threshold of the nerve fibers can elicit a continuous afferent impulse volley without adaptation during some seconds. vibro- /ˈvʌɪbrəʊ/ combining form of Latin vibrare vibrate: see -o-. DERIVATIVE vibrogram noun a record produced by a vibrograph M20. vibrograph noun (a) hist. a phonautograph; (b) an instrument for measuring or recording mechanical vibrations: L19. vibˈrometer noun a vibrograph that measures the amplitude of vibrations L19. vibroscope noun (obsolete exc. hist.) an early type of vibrograph L19. vibroˈtactile adjective of, pertaining to, or involving the perception of vibration through touch M20. vibro-* combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin vibrare to shake, vibrate : vibration < vibromassage > vibro- Prefix Forms words related to vibration Derived terms ► English words prefixed with vibro-
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