vibratile

American  

[vahy-bruh-til, -tahyl] / ˈvaɪ brə tɪl, -ˌtaɪl /

adjective

1. capable of vibrating or of being vibrated.

2. having a vibratory motion.

3. of, relating to, or of the nature of vibration.

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Other Word Forms

• nonvibratile adjective
• vibratility noun

Etymology

Origin of vibratile

First recorded in 1820–30; vibrate + -ile

Example Sentences

Rather more highly organized relatives of the amœba, the flagellata, have produced a membrane, and swim by means of vibratile, whiplash-like flagella.

From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by Tyler, John Mason

They are flat rounded-oblong creatures, with a distinct integument or skin, "through which numerous vibratile cilia pass in regular rows."

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.

Early in summer these Jelly-Fishes drop their eggs, little transparent pear-shaped bodies, covered with vibratile cilia.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 by Various

She is vibratile and resonant all over, so she stirs with slighter musical tremblings of the air about her.—

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various

More advanced larva; a d c digestive system, v vibratile chord, m mouth.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander