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Vibrate

vibrate

1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.

2. To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.

3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.

4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.


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Re: Can subsonic/supersonic sounds damage your hearing?

The hairs in the organ of corti are called hair cells, and are connected to cell receptors. As they vibrate from sound, the move in such a way that opens ion channels that excite neural activity. So the hairs are involved here. Now where I could have been more clear, is the ...

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by MichaelXY
Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:35 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Can subsonic/supersonic sounds damage your hearing?
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Re: Can subsonic/supersonic sounds damage your hearing?

... to a amp and speaker with a wine glass next to the speaker, is swept from 0 Hz to say 20 KHz. At some n frequency, the glass will begin to vibrate wildly (Resonance) and shatter. So if the frequency of sounds is outside the resonance points of the organ of corti, then for all practical ...

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by MichaelXY
Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:02 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Can subsonic/supersonic sounds damage your hearing?
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Re: Quick Question

Not really my department, but if the vocal chords are inflamed, they can't vibrate properly and if they don't vibrate, your voice won't sound right. In the extreme, the vocal chords can hardly vibrate at all and you've "lost" your voice altogether.

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by blcr11
Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:01 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Quick Question
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Tertiary structure + kinetic energy

... the higher the kenetic energy of enzymes. When the temperature is higher than the optimum temperature, the bonds that stabilize the enzymes will vibrate vigorously. This causes the bonds to break. The denaturation of enzymes occurs.The active sites of the enzymes will altered due to the denaturation ...

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by Tan Tze Chein
Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:54 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Tertiary structure + kinetic energy
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How to sample earthworm

... the tree down leaving about four inches above the soil surface. Then take the saw and "lightly" saw the stump on top till it begins to vibrate. If you move the leaves back a bit you will find numerous earthworms coming to the surface, usually all around you. :o Now I do not intend to ...

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by Ken Ramos
Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:10 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: How to sample earthworm
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