Miniquake

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A minor quake.

    "Tanaquil turned to head back home, his boots clacking on the steel plates which, he now noted, were vibrating with a miniquake."

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"Tanaquil turned to head back home, his boots clacking on the steel plates which, he now noted, were vibrating with a miniquake."

Etymology

From mini- + quake.

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