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   Trem·blor

   /ˈtremblôr/

   

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   • 1. an earth tremor. US

   Word Origin early 20th century: alteration of Spanish temblor ‘shudder’, influenced by trembler.

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   What does Temblor mean?

   • A temblor is another name for an earthquake. Feeling a temblor shake the ground under your feet can be terrifying, even when it's a fairly small one. The word temblor has been commonly used in American Spanish since the 19th century. It comes from a Spanish word meaning "a trembling."

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   What does trembling mean?

   • tem·blor  (tĕm′blər, -blôr′) n. See earthquake. [Spanish, a trembling, earthquake, from temblar, to shake, from Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, from Latin tremulus, shaking; see tremulous.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does a tremor mean?

   • n., pl. -blors,Sp.-blo•res (-ˈblɔ rɛs) a tremor; earthquake. [1895–1900, Amer.; < Sp: literally, a quaking =tembl(ar)to quake + -or-or1]

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   Why did you develop a temblor scenario?

   • These temblors cause widespread death and damage and can destroy whole communities near the epicenter. Why did you develop a scenario featuring such a devastating temblor? Scientists believe that because of the thinness of the crust, hotter material can get closer to the surface and cause temblors.

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   noun. tem· blor ˈtem-blər. ˈtem-ˌblȯr, tem-ˈblȯr. Synonyms of temblor. : earthquake. Synonyms. earthquake. quake. shake. tremor. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of temblor in a Sentence. a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village.

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   Temblor is another word for an earthquake or a tremor. A temblor can also be called a trembler or a tremblor. These terms are all less commonly used than earthquake and tremor. The plural of temblor is temblors, but temblores is also sometimes used as a plural (due to the fact that temblor came from Spanish and this is how it is pluralized in ...

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   noun [ C ] environment US specialized uk / ˈtem.blə r/ us / ˈtem.blɚ / Add to word list. an earthquake : Apparently 42 states stand a " reasonable chance " of temblors occurring. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions. crater. dormant. fault line. geyser. lahar. lava. non-volcanic. phreatic.

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   noun [ C ] environment US specialized us / ˈtem.blɚ / uk / ˈtem.blə r/ Add to word list. an earthquake : Apparently 42 states stand a " reasonable chance " of temblors occurring. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions. crater. dormant. epicenter. fault line. geyser. lahar. lava. non-volcanic. phreatic

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   Twitter. LinkedIn. Mail. Open / Close. Define tremblor. tremblor synonyms, tremblor pronunciation, tremblor translation, English dictionary definition of tremblor. a tremor; earthquake Not to be confused with: trembler – a person or thing that trembles Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007,...

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   A temblor is another name for an earthquake. Feeling a temblor shake the ground under your feet can be terrifying, even when it's a fairly small one. The word temblor has been commonly used in American Spanish since the 19th century. It comes from a Spanish word meaning "a trembling." So if you ever have the experience of feeling the ground ...

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   All rights reserved. temblor. ( ˈtɛmblə; -blɔː) n, pl temblors or temblores ( tɛmˈblɔːreɪz) (Geological Science) chiefly US an earthquake or earth tremor. [C19: American Spanish, from Spanish temblar to shake, tremble]