• Vibratiuncle

    Pronunciation

    • RP enPR: vÄ«brāshÄ­.Å­ngʹkl, IPA: /vaɪbɹeɪʃɪˈʌŋkl/,

    Origin

    First used by the English philosopher David Hartley (philosopher) in his 1749 work ; from New Latin vibratiuncula, diminutive form of Latin vibrātio ("vibration").

    “vibratiuncle” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary 2

    nd

    1989

    Full definition of vibratiuncle

    Noun

    vibratiuncle

    (plural vibratiuncles)
    1. A minuscule or slight vibration;
    (specifically, obsolete except historical) a minute vibration in brain tissue caused by the comparatively greater vibrations of the particles of the medullary substance of the nerves (formerly hypothesised to convey external impressions to the mind), corresponding to ideas of sensation and believed to account for memory.

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