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- [urth-kweyk]
- /ˈɜrθˌkweɪk/
- /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [urth-kweyk]
- /ˈɜrθˌkweɪk/
Definitions of earthquake word
- noun earthquake something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. 1
- noun earthquake A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. 1
- noun earthquake seismic tremor 1
- noun earthquake disruptive event 1
- noun Technical meaning of earthquake (IBM) The ultimate real-world shock test for computer hardware. Hackish sources at IBM deny the rumor that the San Francisco Bay Area quake of 1989 was initiated by the company to test quality-assurance procedures at its California plants. 1
- noun earthquake a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 0
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Origin of earthquake
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English erthequake (see earth, quake), replacing Old English eorthdyne (see din1)
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Parts of speech for Earthquake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
earthquake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
earthquake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for earthquake
noun earthquake
- upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
- shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- temblor — a tremor; earthquake.
- undulation — an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.
- seism — an earthquake.
Antonyms for earthquake
noun earthquake
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
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