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What is "earthquake" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 25-10-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does earthquake mean in English? Meaning of earthquake definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "earthquake" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "earthquake": shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

Noun

  • Meaning: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
  • Synonyms: earthquake quake seism temblor
  • Hyponyms: earth tremor microseism seaquake seismic disturbance shock submarine earthquake tremor
  • Hypernyms: geological phenomenon

    • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈəːθkweɪk/

    Meaning of "earthquake": a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

    Noun

  • Meaning: a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
  • Example: selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees
  • Synonyms: earthquake
  • Hypernyms: commotion disruption disturbance flutter hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly burly kerfuffle to-do

    • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈəːθkweɪk/

    Synonyms:

    upheaval, shock, temblor, undulation, seism, slip, fault, quake, shake, convulsion, movement, microseism, trembler, quaker, macroseism, seimicity, seismism,

    Antonyms:

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    earthquake in English: earthquake
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