What is to have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver called?
vibrate — To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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