| 单词 | seaquake |
| 释义 | seaquake[ see-kweyk ] / ˈsiˌkweɪk / nounan agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake. Origin of seaquakeFirst recorded in 1670–80; sea + (earth)quake Words nearby seaquakesea power, sea purse, sea purslane, sea puss, SEAQ, seaquake, sear, sea ranger, sea raven, search, search dog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for seaquakeseaquake / (ˈsiːˌkweɪk) / nounobsolete an agitation and disturbance of the sea caused by an earthquake at the sea bed. It is now usually described as an earthquake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for seaquakeseaquake [ sē′kwāk′ ] An earthquake originating under the ocean floor. Seaquakes are caused by shifting of the tectonic plates at the bottom of the ocean. The seabed pushes and pulls on the water above it, sending violent pressure waves toward the surface and often creating tsunamis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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