Librate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The engineer had to librate the mass of the dense rock carefully for accurate calculation.
- We must first librate the substances before mixing them in the molecular reaction chamber.
- I am having trouble trying to librate this large wheel, it keeps swaying from side to side.
- A physicist can librate the earth on a mental scale to comprehend its proportional significance.
- Using the newly purchased balance scale, we successfully librated the sample specimen.
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Meaning 2
Vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children's swing librated".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The heavy pendulum librated slowly as it came to rest after the earthquake.
- After it was accidentally knocked off a shelf, the musical metronome began to librate steadily.
- In the stillness, the chandelier's crystals librated softly, their gentle vibrations gradually subsiding.
- As the plane landed, the landing gear librated violently for a few seconds before settling into place.
- Following the long, bumpy ride, the trailer's metal frame took time to librate before finally coming to a complete standstill.