Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Characterized by vibration.
- adj. Capable of or adapted to vibratory motion.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Capable of vibrating; susceptible of being vibrated; vibratory: as, a vibratile organ; vibratile action or motion.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having the power of vibrating; vibratory.
Etymologies
- French, from Latin vibrātus, past participle of vibrāre, to vibrate; see vibrate. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Algae and Fungi becomes, under many circumstances, partially, or completely, freed from its woody case, and exhibits movements of its whole mass, or is propelled by the contractility of one, or more, hair-like prolongations of its body, which are called vibratile cilia.”
“The protoplasm of Algae and Fungi becomes, under many circumstances, partially, or completely, freed from its woody case, and exhibits movements of its whole mass, or is propelled by the contractility of one, or more, hair-like prolongations of its body, which are called vibratile cilia.”
“The protoplasm of _Algæ_ and _Fungi_ becomes, under many circumstances, partially, or completely, freed from its woody case, and exhibits movements of its whole mass, or is propelled by the contractility of one, or more, hair-like prolongations of its body, which are called vibratile cilia.”
“They are all born as little transparent globular bodies, covered with vibratile cilia, swimming about in this condition for a longer or shorter time; then, tapering somewhat at one end and broadening at the other, they become attached by the narrower extremity, while at the opposite one a depression takes place, deepening in the centre till it becomes an aperture, and extending its margin to form the tentacles.”
“They may be seen in great numbers in the spring, floating about in the water, or rather swimming, -- for the motion of all Radiates in their earliest stage of existence is rapid and constant, in consequence of the vibratile cilia that cover the surface.”
“Early in summer these Jelly-Fishes drop their eggs, little transparent pear-shaped bodies, covered with vibratile cilia.”
“Other protozoa differ in possessing constant forms, or in having constant vibratile processes, or shells of some kind, while in still other cases like individuals combine to make colonies which are more or less definite and permanent.”
“She is vibratile and resonant all over, so she stirs with slighter musical tremblings of the air about her.”
“As Dr. Pierce says: The transportation is aided by the ciliary processes (little hairs) of the mucous surface of the vaginal and uterine walls, as well as by its own vibratile movements.”
“At this end there is a long vibratile protoplasmic filament (_c_), by means of which the cell moves.”
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