sympathetic

Examples

• All

• The arc boomed out a sympathetic vibration as brain energy leaped to an electromagnet perfectly attuned to magsol.

  Fiction book (1994)

• - It was probably sympathetic vibration that caused it to fall.

  A Song Is Born (1948)

• The sympathetic vibrations of two human beings...

  Frankie and Johnny (1991)

• The principle of sympathetic resonance in the scientific endeavor is best introduced with an analogy.

  Academic text (2000)

• Structures start taking off at their sympathetic frequencies, which causes transient (random) vibrations.

  Academic text (1993)

• A less-desirable example of sympathetic vibration is the ubiquitous buzzing of a snare drum in a rehearsal room when other instruments are played.

  Academic text (2004)

• The musician adjusted the strings to create a sympathetic vibration that resonated through the entire hall.

• When the tuning fork was struck, it caused a sympathetic vibration in the nearby glass, making it hum softly.

• The architect designed the building to enhance sympathetic vibrations, allowing sound to travel beautifully through the space.

Compounds

S

sympathetic ear

7 3.6

A person who listens and shows care when you have a problem

S

sympathetic nervous system

• Specialized

1 4.9

Part of the body that prepares you for action by raising heart rate and sending blood to muscles

S

sympathetic vibration

• Specialized

1 7.4

Movement in one object caused by another object moving at the same rate

S

sympathetic strike

7.1

Workers stop work to support other workers who are not working

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology