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バイブレーション Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バイブレーション

also: ヴァイブレーション

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Meanings

1

General term for physical oscillation or shaking, used in technical and everyday contexts.

スマートフォンのバイブレーションがオフになっている。

The smartphone's vibration is turned off.

2

vibrato; trill

Music term for a rapid, slight variation in pitch; often compared to ビブラート.

See also: ビブラート

バイオリンのバイブレーションが美うつくしい。
The violin's vibrato is beautiful.

Related words

バイブ
バイブレーション is the full technical word for physical oscillation, while バイブ is its common abbreviation, often used for phone vibrate mode.

Written forms

バイブレーションUsage87%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'vibration'.
ヴァイブレーションUsage13%
Alternate spelling using ヴァ to represent the 'v' sound; less common in practice.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'vibration'.