Definition of VIBRATOR

vibrator

Meanings

Plural: vibrators

Noun

  • a mechanical device that vibrates
    • "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"
  • mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the step-up transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery-operated (automotive) valve radios.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • A trembler, as of an electric bell.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • An oscillator.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • A vibrating reed in a musical instrument, especially a reed organ.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • Any of various vibrating devices, such as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens.
  • A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
  • An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a moulding machine to shake the pattern loose.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin vibrātor, from Latin vibrō (“to vibrate”). By surface analysis, vibrate + -or.

Scrabble Score: 13

vibrator is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vibrator is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vibrator is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

vibrator is a valid Words With Friends word