tremor

trem·or

 (trĕm′ər)

n.

1. A shaking or vibrating movement, as of the earth.

2. An involuntary trembling or quivering, as of the hands.

3. A state or feeling of nervousness, worry, or excitement: The news sent tremors through the stock market.

4. A tremulous sound; a quaver: a tremor in her voice.

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[Middle English, terror, from Old French, from Latin, a trembling, from tremere, to tremble.]

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tremor

(ˈtrɛmə)

n

1. an involuntary shudder or vibration, as from illness, fear, shock, etc

2. any trembling or quivering movement

3. a vibrating or trembling effect, as of sound or light

4. (Physical Geography) Also called: earth tremor a minor earthquake

vb

(intr) to tremble

[C14: from Latin: a shaking, from tremere to tremble, quake]

ˈtremorless adj

ˈtremorous adj

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trem•or

(ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mər)

n.

1. involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, or excitement; shudder; shiver.

2. any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration: tremors following an earthquake.

3. a trembling or quivering effect, as of light.

4. a quavering sound, as of the voice.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin: a trembling =trem(ere) to tremble + -or -or¹]

trem′or•ous, adj.

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trem·or

(trĕm′ər)

A shaking or vibrating movement, as from a small earthquake.

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tremor

Past participle: tremored
Gerund: tremoring

Imperative

tremor

tremor

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tremor - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) shudder vibration, quivering, quiver - the act of vibrating
	2.	tremor - a small earthquake       earth tremor, microseism earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake foreshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake
	3.	tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease) quivering, shakiness, trembling, vibration, shaking, palpitation, quiver - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" essential tremor - tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, shaking palsy - a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Verb	1.	tremor - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" quake shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

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tremor

noun

1. shake, shaking, tremble, trembling, shiver, quaking, wobble, quiver, quivering, agitation, vibration, quaver He felt a tremor in his arm.

2. earthquake, shock, quake (informal), tremblor (U.S. informal) The minute-long tremor measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale.

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tremor

noun

1. A shaking of the earth:

earthquake, quake, seism, temblor, tremblor.

Informal: shake.

2. A nervous shaking of the body:

quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, thrill, tic, twitch.

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Translations

هَزَّه، رَجْفَه

otřestřeszáchvěv

jordrystelserystelse

BebenTremor

frissontremblement

gyenge rengéslökésrázkódásremegremegés

skjálfti

tremoreterremoto

tremor

apakšzemes grūdienidrebēttrīcēt

skjelv

jordskalvskakaskakningskalv

sarsıntıtitremeürperme

震动

tremor

[ˈtreməʳ] N

1. (= earthquake) → temblor m
earth tremor → temblor m de tierra

2. (= tremble) → estremecimiento m
he said without a tremor → dijo sin inmutarse
it sent tremors through the system → sacudió el sistema

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tremor

[ˈtrɛmə^r] n

(also earth tremor) → secousse f sismique

(in body, voice) → tremblement m

[fear, excitement] → frisson m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tremor

n → Zittern nt, → Beben nt; (Med) → Tremor m; (of emotion) → Zittern nt, → Zucken nt; (= earth tremor) → Beben nt, → Erschütterung f; a tremor of fear → ein Schaudern nt; without a tremor → völlig ruhig, unbewegt

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tremor

[ˈtrɛməʳ] n (of fear, shock) → tremito, tremore m; (of excitement) → fremito (also earth tremor) → scossa di terremoto, scossa sismica
it sent tremors down my spine → mi ha fatto venire i brividi

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tremor

(ˈtremə) noun

a shaking or quivering. Earth tremors (= slight earthquakes) were felt in Sicily yesterday. bewing هَزَّه، رَجْفَه треперене tremor otřes, záchvěv das Beben rystelse; jordrystelse δόνησηtemblor värisemine لرزه؛ ارتعاش tärinä tremblementרעד, רעידה कम्पन podrhtavanje gyenge (föld)rengés getaran (jarð)skjálfti tremore 震動 떨림 drebėjimas apakšzemes grūdieni gegaran beving skjelving, risting; skjelvwstrząs لړزه، ارتعاش tremor trepidaţie; tremur толчки otras tresenje podrhtavanje tla skalv, skälvning, skakning การสั่นไหว titreme, ürperme, sarsıntı 震動 тремтіння, дрижання تھرتھراہٹ، لرزہ sự run 震动

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trem·or

n. temblor, estremecimiento;

alcoholic ___ → ___ alcohólico;

coarse ___ → ___ lento y acentuado;

continuous ___ → ___ continuo;

essential ___ → ___ esencial;

fine ___ → ___ de variaciones rápidas;

flapping ___ → ___ de aleteo;

intention ___ → ___ intencional;

intermittent ___ → ___ intermitente;

muscular ___ → ___ muscular;

physiological ___ → ___ fisiológico;

rest ___ → ___ de reposo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

tremor

n temblor m; Do you have a tremor?.. ¿Le tiemblan las manos?; essential — temblor esencial

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