Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device for imparting vibrations to the membrana tympani in the treatment of tinnitus aurium and deafness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun   Any of several engineering devices that measure the characteristics of avibrating structure
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Examples
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								They placed the feathers in a wind tunnel and used a Doppler vibrometer to measure the vibrations. NYT > Home Page By SINDYA N. BHANOO 2011 
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								The researchers used a laser vibrometer to record vibrations produced during interactions between members of 11 species of caterpillar and compared the vibrations of non-signaling movements (such as crawling or pushing) to the ritualized vibrations. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010 
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								The researchers used a laser vibrometer to record vibrations produced during interactions between members of 11 species of caterpillar and compared the vibrations of non-signaling movements (such as crawling or pushing) to the ritualized vibrations. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010 
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								The researchers used a laser vibrometer to record vibrations produced during interactions between members of 11 species of caterpillar and compared the vibrations of non-signaling movements (such as crawling or pushing) to the ritualized vibrations. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010 
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								Recent developments from the MEMUNITY community include a membrane-test system that applies an electrostatic stimulus to the device under test and measures the resulting motion with a laser-Doppler vibrometer, and cryogenic and vacuum test systems, such as the high-vacuum wafer-level test system at IMEC used for reliability testing of RF-MEMS devices. unknown title 2009 
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								Among the equipment in the lab is a laser Doppler vibrometer, which measures the speed and displacement of a vibrating structure; various strain gauges that assess the stress, strain and loading on a structure; and an impulse hammer that measures how much force is applied in tests under controlled conditions. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009 
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								Among the equipment in the lab is a laser Doppler vibrometer, which measures the speed and displacement of a vibrating structure; various strain gauges that assess the stress, strain and loading on a structure; and an impulse hammer that measures how much force is applied in tests under controlled conditions. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009 
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