Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A device for imparting vibrations to the membrana tympani in the treatment of tinnitus aurium and deafness.

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  • noun Any of several engineering devices that measure the characteristics of a vibrating structure

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

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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

  • 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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