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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.
2. 2
   shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

earthquakeearthquakequaketemblor

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking; earthquake”).

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