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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A shock following a primary shock; a succeeding shock.

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Examples

  • Some have also linked the generation of geothermal power with minor after-shock earthquakes.

    Earth's Next Generation Javier Espinoza 2011

  • Of course, as you know, Egypt itself is in a state of after-shock after its own revolution, so it may not be in the best shape to offer the kind of help that they would have wanted Egypt, as the leading Arab country or the bigger Arab country, to lift a hand to Libya.

    Egyptian Dissident to Return from Exile in US to Help Democratic Movement 2011

  • Of course, as you know, Egypt itself is in a state of after-shock after its own revolution, so it may not be in the best shape to offer the kind of help that they would have wanted Egypt, as the leading Arab country or the bigger Arab country, to lift a hand to Libya.

    Egyptian Dissident to Return from Exile in US to Help Democratic Movement 2011

  • However, a growing concern today is whether sovereign debt may now represent another after-shock of the global financial crisis.

    Dubai or Not Dubai? 2009

  • However, a growing concern today is whether sovereign debt may now represent another after-shock of the global financial crisis.

    Dubai or Not Dubai? 2009

  • The U.S. geological survey also says a 4.8 after-shock hit the island this morning.

    CNN Transcript May 28, 2009 2009

  • The after-shock of King's assassination would plunge the Lorraine Motel, a minority-owned business in the south end of downtown Memphis, into a long, steep decline.

    John W. Whitehead: Where the Dream Lives: The National Civil Rights Museum 2008

  • Something was clearly going on -- were the horns an alarm signaling an after-shock from the quake, perhaps?

    Rebecca Fannin: Disaster Reponse in a Web 2.0 World 2008

  • Another trader said that today was kind of like the after-shock that we saw after Tuesday's earthquake because we did have a sudden scary drop at the open, more than 200 points within the first five minutes.

    CNN Transcript Mar 1, 2007 2007

  • However, on this question of after-shock activity stopping the rescue, this is the seismograph recording for the first -- here's the original event.

    CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2007 2007

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