temblor

tem·blor  (tmblr, -blôr)

n.

See earthquake.

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[Spanish, a trembling, earthquake, from temblar, to shake, from Vulgar Latin *tremulre, from Latin tremulus, shaking; see tremulous.]

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Noun

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temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity earthquake, quake, seism seismic disturbance, shock - an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" earth tremor, microseism, tremor - a small earthquake seaquake, submarine earthquake - an earthquake at the sea bed geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth