earthquakes – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
earthquake
n.
trembling of the earth (usually produced by volcanic action or other forces under the earth's crust)
Earthquake
An
earthquake (also known as a
quake,
tremor or
temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the
Earth's
crust that creates
seismic waves. Earthquakes can be violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities. The
seismicity,
seismism or
seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
earthquake
Noun
1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
(synonym) quake, temblor, seism
(hypernym) geological phenomenon
(hyponym) shock, seismic disturbance
2. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
(hypernym) disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
earthquake
n.
zemětřesení
earthquake
Rzecz.
trzęsienie ziemi
