VIBRATOR

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A trembler, as of an electric bell. (2)

2.
n.

A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system. (3)

3.
n.

A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper. (4) An oscillator.

4.
n.

An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.

5.
n.

An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a molding machine to shake the pattern loose.


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