/ vaɪˈbreɪʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] a continuous shaking movement or feeling :
We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside.
a reduction in the level of vibration in the engine
2.
vibrations [ pl. ] ( formal ) = vibes
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin vibratio(n-) , from the verb vibrare vibrate.