vibrations

Example Sentences

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Chip factories require specialized construction capabilities and materials—seismic-resistant concrete, for example, that absorbs even the most minute vibrations in the Earth’s crust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It is monitoring equipment in its fleet of mills for odd vibrations and other signs that maintenance is needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

All of these actions create small vibrations that travel through the ground.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The retired nurse, who lives on Attleboro Lane, claimed vibrations caused by heavy machinery had damaged their property: "It's destroyed our home, I'm embarrassed about home, it's falling apart."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Even though it doesn’t agree with the way nature seems to work, Planck’s strange hypothesis—that molecular vibrations were quantized—led to the correct formula for the frequencies of light that come off an object.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife