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vi·bra·tor
(vī′brā′tər)n.
Something that vibrates, especially an electrical device used for massage or sexual gratification.
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vibrator
(vaɪˈbreɪtə)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a device for producing a vibratory motion, such as one used in massage or in the distribution of wet concrete in moulds
b. such a device with a vibrating part or tip, used as a dildo
2. (Electronics) a device in which a vibrating conductor interrupts a circuit to produce a pulsating current from a steady current, usually so that the current can then be amplified or the voltage transformed. See also chopper6
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vi•bra•tor
(ˈvaɪ breɪ tər)n.
1. a person or thing that vibrates or causes vibration.
2. any of various machines or devices causing a vibratory motion or action, esp. one used in massage or to produce sexual stimulation.
3.
a. an electrical device in which, by continually repeated impulses, a steady current is changed into an oscillating current.
b. a device for producing electric oscillations.
[1860–65]
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| Noun | 1. |  vibrator - a mechanical device that vibrates; "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles vibrating reed, reed - a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" |
| 2. |  vibrator - mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massagedildo - a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
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Translations
vibrátor
hieromalaitehieromasauvatärytinväristinvibraattori
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vibrator
n → Vibrator m
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vibrator
n vibrador mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.