temblor

tem·blor

T0096500 (tĕm′blər, -blôr′)n. See earthquake.

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[Spanish, a trembling, earthquake, from temblar, to shake, from Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, from Latin tremulus, shaking; see tremulous.]

temblor

(ˈtɛmblə; -blɔː) n, pl temblors or temblores (tɛmˈblɔːreɪz) (Geological Science) chiefly US an earthquake or earth tremor[C19: American Spanish, from Spanish temblar to shake, tremble]

tem•blor

(ˈtɛm blər, -blɔr; Sp. tɛmˈblɔr)

n., pl. -blors, Sp. -blo•res (-ˈblɔ rɛs) a tremor; earthquake. [1895–1900, Amer.; < Sp: literally, a quaking =tembl(ar) to quake + -or -or¹]

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temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activityearthquake, quake, seismseismic disturbance, shock - an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"earth tremor, microseism, tremor - a small earthquakeseaquake, submarine earthquake - an earthquake at the sea bedgeological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth

temblor

nounA shaking of the earth:earthquake, quake, seism, tremblor, tremor.Informal: shake.

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