| 单词 | earth wave |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth wave earth wave n. now rare a seismic wave. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > seismic wave wave1761 earth wave1848 body wave1900 S wave1908 shear wave1936 shake wave1944 1848 Preston Guardian & Lancs. Advertiser 1 Jan. 7/1 That earth wave which lifted up the land under Lisbon, destroyed nearly the whole of the town, and communicated itself in every direction. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 188 [In earthquakes] near the sea the water waves may be far more destructive than the earth waves. 1907 19th Cent. & After Aug. 220 The unfelt earth-waves through and around the globe. 2007 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 11 Jan. b6/4 The earth wave passed under the hotel in front of us, and the building instantly fell down. < as lemmas |
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