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tremor
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trem·or  (trmr)
n.
1. A shaking or vibrating movement, as of the earth.
2. A trembling or quivering effect: a tremor of aspen leaves.
3. An involuntary trembling or quivering, as from nervous agitation or weakness.
4. A nervous quiver or thrill: felt a tremor of joy.
5. A state or feeling of nervous agitation or tension.
6. A tremulous sound; a quaver.

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

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. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called earth tremor a minor earthquake
vb (intr)
to tremble
[from Latin: a shaking, from tremere to tremble, quake]
tremorless  adj
tremorous  adj

tremor  (trmr)
1. A relatively minor seismic shaking or vibrating movement. Tremors often precede larger earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
2. An involuntary shaking or trembling of the head or extremities that can be idiopathic or associated with any of various medical conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tremortremor - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
vibration, quivering, quiver - the act of vibrating
2.tremortremor - a small earthquake                  
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.tremortremor - 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, Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinsonism, shaking palsy - a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Verb1.tremortremor - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"
shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

tremor
noun
2. earthquake, shock, quake (informal), tremblor (U.S. informal) The minute-long tremor measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale.
Translations
tremor [ˈtreməʳ] N
1. (= earthquake) → temblor m
earth tremortemblor m de tierra
2. (= tremble) → estremecimiento m
he said without a tremordijo sin inmutarse
it sent tremors through the systemsacudió el sistema

tremor [ˈtrɛmər] n
(also earth tremor) → secousse f sismique
(in body, voice)tremblement m
[fear, excitement] → frisson m

tremor
nZittern nt, → Beben nt; (Med) → Tremor m; (of emotion)Zittern nt, → Zucken nt; (= earth tremor)Beben nt, → Erschütterung f; a tremor of fearein Schaudern nt; without a tremorvöllig ruhig, unbewegt

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
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

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


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