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Vibration is a mechanical phenomenon whereby oscillations occur about an equilibrium or center point. The oscillations may be periodic such as the motion of a pendulum or random such as the movement of a tire on a gravel road. Vibration is responsible for the motion of a tuning fork, the reed in a woodwind instrument or harmonica, or mobile phones or the cone of a loudspeaker, and necessary for the correct functioning of the various devices.

The study of sound and vibration are closely related. Sound, or "pressure waves", are generated by vibrating structures (e.g. vocal cords); these pressure waves can also induce the vibration of structures.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration Vibration Wikipedia]</ref>

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