supervibrator

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noun

A device containing a very heavy (typically 100 tons) vibrating mass, used as a calibrated source of seismic waves

OriginEnglish vibrator ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupervibrator (plural supervibrators)

plural supervibrators

  1. geographyA device containing a very heavy (typically 100 tons) vibrating mass, used as a calibrated source of seismic waves

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishvibrator
  8. Englishsupervibrator

From super- + vibrator.

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APA

supervibrator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervibrator

MLA

“supervibrator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervibrator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supervibrator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervibrator.

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