sympathetic vibration

noun

: a vibration produced in one body by the vibrations of exactly the same period in a neighboring body

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The sound comes from the beating of her wings and the sympathetic vibration of her thorax, buzzing at a frequency of 400 hertz (close to middle C). Dava Sobel, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sympathetic vibration was in 1898

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“Sympathetic vibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sympathetic%20vibration. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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sympathetic vibration

noun
: a vibration produced in one body by vibrations of exactly the same period in a neighboring body
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