different between escalation vs vibration

English

Etymology

From escalate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

escalation (countable and uncountable, plural escalations)

1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
2. a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
3. (customer support) The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

Derived terms

• escalation dominance
• escalation plan
• horizontal escalation
• vertical escalation

Related terms

• de-escalation

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English escalation.

Noun

escalation f (invariable)

1. escalation (all senses)

Anagrams

• anelastico

English

Etymology

From French vibration, from Latin vibr?ti? (“a shaking or brandishing”), from vibr? (“shake, vibrate”); see vibrate.Morphologically vibrate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /va??b?e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

vibration (countable and uncountable, plural vibrations)

1. The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
2. (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
3. A single complete vibrating motion.
4. (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
5. (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.

   Synonym: vibes

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• vibration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vibration in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

From Latin vibr?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.b?a.sj??/

Noun

vibration f (plural vibrations)

1. vibration

Related terms

• vibrer

Further reading

• “vibration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).