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Definition for: earthquake

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɜː(r)θˌkweɪk/
  • SAMPA: / "3:(r)T%kweIk /

Noun

earthquake (plural: earthquakes)

  1. A shaking of the Earth, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
  2. A natural disaster.

Synonyms

Translations

  • Bosnian: zemljotres m .
  • Catalan: terratrèmol m
  • Chinese: 地震 (dì-zhèn)
  • Czech: zemětřesení n
  • Dutch: aardbeving f , aardschok m
  • Estonian: maavärin
  • Finnish: maanjäristys
  • French: tremblement de terre m , séisme m
  • German: Erdbeben n
  • Greek: σεισμός [siˈzmo̞s] m , Εγκέλαδος [e̞ˈ(ŋ)ɟe̞laˌðo̞s] m
  • Italian: terremoto m , sisma m
  • Indonesian : Gempa bumi
  • Japanese: 地震 (じしん, jishin)
  • Latvian: zemestrīce f .
  • Lithuanian: žemės drebėjimas m
  • Norwegian: jordskjelv n
  • Polish: trzęsienie ziemi n
  • Portuguese: terremoto m
  • Russian: землетрясение (z'eml'etr'as'énije) n
  • Romanian: cutremur n
  • Serbian
Cyrillic: земљотрес m .
Latin: zemljotres m .
  • Spanish: terremoto m , temblor m , chaka f
  • Telugu: భూకంపం (bhookampam)
  • Tok Pisin: guria

Related terms

  • moonquake
  • seaquake

See also

Other Translations for "earthquake"

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Morse Codeearthquake
Hex65 e1 72 74 e8 71 f5 e1 eb 65
Pig Latinearthquakeway

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