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Vibrator
Pronunciation : Vi"bra*tor, n. One that vibrates
Part of Speech : or
Definition : Defn: A trembler, as of an electric bell. (2)
Defn: A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system. (3)
Defn: A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper. (4) An oscillator. (b) An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion. (a) (Music) A vibrating reed, esp. in a reed organ. (d) (Weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens. (e) An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a molding machine to shake the pattern loose.
causes vibration or oscillation of any kind; specif. (a) (Elec.) (1)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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