anti-vibration

adjective

an·​ti-vi·​bra·​tion

variants or less commonly antivibration

¦an-vī-¦brā-shən 

¦an-tē-

: designed to prevent, resist, or offer protection against vibration

Wearing anti-vibration gloves to use one of her three chain saws, Lundberg cuts the log into cross-sections and then analyzes the growth patterns, grain and character.

—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 July 2012

Some central air-conditioner manufacturers offer kits to reduce the air conditioner noise. If the sound seems to be vibrations or a hum from the base, mount it on antivibration pads available from your cooling contractor.

—James Dulley, Bangor (Maine) Daily News, 5 Aug. 1997

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + vibration

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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