English → Latin
“vibration” in Latin
vibrātiōA brandishing, vibration, agitation.vibrōto shake, agitate, brandish; to launch, hurl; to threaten
The English word vibration itself goes back to Latin vibrō, through vibrātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vibration
*actus vibrandi (vibratio, Junius, Calpurn. ap. Vopisc.; vibratus, -us, Marc: Cap.): Vibration of light, vibratus ignium (Marcellinus, Cap.). vibration of sound, motus sonorum (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vibration?
- The usual Latin words for “vibration” are vibrātiō, vibrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.