vibratory

vibratory

English

Etymology

    From vibrate + -ory.

    Adjective

    vibratory (comparative more vibratory, superlative most vibratory)

    1. Causing or exhibiting vibrations.
      Synonym: vibrating
      Antonym: antivibratory
    2. (parapsychology) Of or relating to vibrations of a spiritual, etheric, or astral nature.
      • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 202:
        The seven levels would, therefore, correspond to the various vibratory planes of the subtle bodies of the world.

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