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earthquake
Found in thesaurus: geological phenomenon, hoo-ha, to-do, flutter, kerfuffle, hoo-hah, commotion, disturbance, disruption, hurly burly
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earthquake
n.
trembling of the earth (usually produced by volcanic action or other forces under the earth's crust)
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Earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can be violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
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earthquake
Noun
1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
(synonym) quake, temblor, seism
(hypernym) geological phenomenon
(hyponym) shock, seismic disturbance
2. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
(hypernym) disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
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earthquake
n.
zemětřesení
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earthquake
Rzecz.
trzęsienie ziemi
