noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A seismic event caused by sudden glacial movements or by a sudden cracking action in frozen soil or rock saturated with water or ice.

Synonyms

All synonyms

frost quakeicequake

Etymology

From cryo- + seism.

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