sympathetic vibration
noun
: a vibration produced in one body by the vibrations of exactly the same period in a neighboring body
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The sound comes from the beating of her wings and the sympathetic vibration of her thorax, buzzing at a frequency of 400 hertz (close to middle C).
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Dava Sobel, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2010
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Dava Sobel, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2010
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“Sympathetic vibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sympathetic%20vibration. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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