Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trembling; specifically, an earthquake (temblor de tierra).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Western U. S. An earthquake.
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- noun An
earthquake .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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OTHER TERMS: The word temblor not trembler is a synonym for earthquake.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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OTHER TERMS: The word temblor not trembler is a synonym for earthquake.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Pirdi told me its called a temblor, because it was not serious.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Nevertheless, as if the temblor is his cue, Shit-Heel goes into a panic.
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With Japan facing a mounting economic crisis in the wake of Friday's magnitude-8.9 earthquake and deadly tsunami, global insurers are already calling the temblor the...
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The temblor was the biggest within the boundaries of the North American and Pacific tectonic plates in 1,200 years, Applegate said.
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With Japan facing a mounting economic crisis in the wake of Friday's magnitude-8.9 earthquake and deadly tsunami, global insurers are already calling the temblor the...
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The temblor was the fifth in the past two days to hit the region, and major aftershocks can be expected for months, possibly even a year.
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With Japan facing a mounting economic crisis in the wake of Friday's magnitude-8.9 earthquake and deadly tsunami, global insurers are already calling the temblor the world's "most costliest" catastrop...
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With Japan facing a mounting economic crisis in the wake of Friday's magnitude-8.9 earthquake and deadly tsunami, global insurers are already calling the temblor the world's "most costliest" catastrophe.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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