sympathetic vibration

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

sympathetic vibration [‚sim·pə′thed·ik vī′brā·shən]

(physics)

The driving of a mechanical or acoustical system at its resonant frequency by energy from an adjacent system vibrating at the same frequency.

Sympathetic vibration

The driving of a mechanical or acoustical system at its resonant frequency by energy from an adjacent system vibrating at this same frequency. Examples include the vibration of wall panels by sounds issuing from a loudspeaker, vibration of machinery components at specific frequencies as the speed of a motor increases, and the use of tuned air resonators under the bars of a xylophone to enhance the acoustic output. Increasing the damping of a vibrating system will decrease the amplitude of its sympathetic vibration but at the same time widen the band of frequencies over which it will partake of sympathetic vibration. See Resonance (acoustics and mechanics), Vibration

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			These earliest calls were called tongue pinchers because their construction, similar to a modern crow call, caused a sympathetic vibration that felt like an electric shock to the tip of the tongue. An American art: tracing the waterfowl call back to its grassroots by Taylor, John M. / Wildfowl The results may land her a spot on the Oscar short list, but they make for a performance that rattles the celluloid without triggering sympathetic vibrations in viewers' emotions. MOVING IMAGES ONE FLEW OVER THE CHICKEN COOP (JA) by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) They are looking for companies and offerings that strike a sympathetic vibration inside them, that chord that says: "Yes, this is who I am. The real deal: DIMA 2008 keynote speaker and author B. Joseph Pine ... by Kruger, Jennifer Barr / PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities			symmetry group symmetry law Symmetry laws symmetry number Symmetry of Crystals symmetry operation symmetry operation of the second kind symmetry plane symmetry principle symmetry transformation symmetry, biological symmict symmictite symmicton symon fault Symon's cone crusher Symon's disk crusher Symonds Symonds, John Addington Symons Symons, Arthur sympathetic sympathetic detonation Sympathetic Nervous System sympathetic ophthalmia sympathetic vibration sympathicotropic cell Sympathin sympathochromaffin cell sympatholitic Sympatholytic Sympathomimetic sympathomimetic drug sympathy sympatric Sympatric Distribution of Organisms sympatric speciation Sympatry Sympetalae sympetalous Symphalangus symphile Symphily Symphonic Music symphonic poem Symphony symphony orchestra SymphonyOS Symphoricarpos Symphyla symphysis			sympathetic regurgitation sympathetic regurgitation Sympathetic response Sympathetic response Sympathetic response Sympathetic sounds sympathetic stress reaction sympathetic stress reaction sympathetic stress reaction sympathetic stress reaction sympathetic strike sympathetic symptom Sympathetic system Sympathetic system Sympathetic system Sympathetic tone Sympathetic tone Sympathetic tone sympathetic trunk sympathetic trunk sympathetic trunk sympathetic trunk sympathetic trunk ganglia sympathetic trunk ganglia sympathetic trunk ganglia sympathetic trunk ganglia Sympathetic trunks sympathetic uveitis sympathetic uveitis sympathetic uveitis sympathetic vibration Sympathetical sympathetically sympathetically sympathetically sympathetically Sympathetics Sympathetics Sympathetics Sympathetics sympathetoblast sympathetoblastoma sympathico- sympathicoblast sympathicoblastoma sympathicogonioma sympathicolytic sympathicolytic sympathicolytic sympathicomimetic sympathicomimetic sympathicomimetic sympathicotonia sympathicotonic sympathicotripsy sympathicotropic sympathicotropic cell sympathicus sympathies sympathies sympathies

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.