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Meaning of "earthquake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EARTHQUAKE

earthquake  [ˈɜːθˌkweɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARTHQUAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earthquake is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EARTHQUAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

earthquake

Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The moment magnitude is the most common scale on which earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the entire globe. The more numerous earthquakes smaller than magnitude 5 reported by national seismological observatories are measured mostly on the local magnitude scale, also referred to as the Richter scale. These two scales are numerically similar over their range of validity. Magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes are mostly almost imperceptible or weak and magnitude 7 and over potentially cause serious damage over larger areas, depending on their depth. The largest earthquakes in historic times have been of magnitude slightly over 9, although there is no limit to the possible magnitude. The most recent large earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or larger was a 9.

Definition of earthquake in the English dictionary

The definition of earthquake in the dictionary is a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust or upper mantle, usually caused by movement along a fault plane or by volcanic activity and resulting in the generation of seismic waves which can be destructive related adjective seismic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARTHQUAKE


awake
əˈweɪk
kittiwake
ˈkɪtɪˌweɪk
late-wake
ˈleɪtˌweɪk
lichwake
ˈlɪtʃˌweɪk
lyke-wake
ˈlaɪkˌweɪk
marsquake
ˈmɑːzˌkweɪk
microearthquake
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɜːθˌkweɪk
microquake
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkweɪk
moonquake
ˈmuːnˌkweɪk
quake
kweɪk
reawake
ˌriːəˈweɪk
rewake
ˌriːˈweɪk
seaquake
ˈsiːˌkweɪk
unawake
ˌʌnəˈweɪk
wake
weɪk
waterquake
ˈwɔːtərˌkweɪk
youthquake
ˈjuːθˌkweɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARTHQUAKE

earthliness
earthling
earthly
earthly paradise
earthman
earthmen
earthmoving
earthmoving equipment
earthnut
earthpea
earthquake intensity
earthquake magnitude
earthrise
earthset
Earthshaker
earthshaking
earthshine
earthstar
earthward
earthwards

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARTHQUAKE

bake
Blake
Boobquake
brake
bukkake
cake
cupcake
drake
fake
intake
jake
lake
make
mistake
pound cake
sake
shake
snake
stake
take

Synonyms and antonyms of earthquake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EARTHQUAKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «earthquake» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of earthquake

Translation of «earthquake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARTHQUAKE

Find out the translation of earthquake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earthquake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earthquake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地震
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terremoto
570 millions of speakers

English

earthquake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूकंप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زِلْزَال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

землетрясение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terremoto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূমিকম্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tremblement de terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gempa bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erdbeben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地震
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

lindhu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூகம்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूकंप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

deprem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terremoto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trzęsienie ziemi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

землетрус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutremur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aardbewing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jordbävning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jordskjelv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earthquake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHQUAKE»

The term «earthquake» is very widely used and occupies the 11.950 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHQUAKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «earthquake» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «earthquake» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earthquake

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10 QUOTES WITH «EARTHQUAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word earthquake.
1
James Balog
We still carry this old caveman-imprint idea that we're small, nature's big, and it's everything we can manage to hang on and survive. When big geophysical events happen - a huge earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption - we're reminded of that.
2
Annie Besant
Nothing but an imperious intellectual and moral necessity can drive into doubt a religious mind, for it is as though an earthquake shook the foundations of the soul, and the very being quivers and sways under the shock.
3
Barbara Boxer
Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
4
John Breaux
We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that it should be moved.
5
James Buchan
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or tidal wave can attract 1,000 aid organisations, from the United Nations Children's Fund and Oxfam to the 'Jesus Brigades' of the American south and other charitable adventurers.
6
Lord Byron
There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?
7
Russ Carnahan
Americans rightly asked, if this is the way our government responds to a natural disaster it knew about days in advance, how would it respond to a surprise terrorist attack? How would it respond to an earthquake?
8
William J. Clinton
I am grateful to President George W. Bush for PEPFAR, which is saving the lives of millions of people in poor countries and to both Presidents Bush for the work we've done together after the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian earthquake.
9
Misha Collins
When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening.
10
Tony Danza
In an earthquake, I shouldn't run out of the house - I should run into it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARTHQUAKE»

Discover the use of earthquake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earthquake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Haiti After the Earthquake
“Paul Farmer, doctor and aid worker, offers an inspiring insider’s view of the relief effort.”—Financial Times “The book’s greatest strength lies in its depiction of the post-quake chaos… In the book’s more analytical ...
Paul Farmer, 2012
2
Understanding Earthquake Disasters
This book aims to demystify earthquakes by explaining the basics--seismicity, causes of earthquakes, plate tectonics, seismic waves, magnitude of earthquakes, faults in earth, seismotectonics, seismic zoning, how earthquakes are monitored ...
Amita Sinvhal, 2010
3
Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on Jan. 12, 2010.
Maureen Taft-Morales, 2011
4
Earthquake Resistant Concrete Structures
This book introduces practising engineers and post-graduate students to modern approaches to seismic design, with a particular focus on reinforced concrete structures, earthquake resistant design of new buildings and assessment, repair and ...
Andreas Kappos, G.G. Penelis, 2010
5
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
This book presents all issues of earthquake geotechnical engineering in a comprehensive way.
Ikuo Towhata, 2008
6
Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings
This book provides comprehensive, practical and easy to read advice for all engineers, designers and analysts of earthquake resistant structures.
Edmund D. Booth, David Key, 2006
7
Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction
This book: Outlines individual national weaknesses that contribute to earthquake risk to people and property Calculates the seismic response of soils and structures, using the structural continuum “Subsoil – Substructure – ...
David J. Dowrick, 2009
8
Earthquake Nation: The Cultural Politics of Japanese ...
Reaching from the Meiji Restoration to the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923, Clancy's innovative study not only moves earthquakes nearer to the centre of modern Japanese history but also shows how fundamentally Japan shaped the global art ...
Greg Clancey, 2006
9
Earthquake Hazards and Mitigation
discusses the new developments in the field of earthquake engineering and allied areas, * gives information about present state-of-the-art and current practices adopted globally in prediction and mitigation of earthquake hazards, * explores ...
‎2008
10
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
The text also focusses on seismic evaluation and retrofitting of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings. The text has been enriched with a large number of diagrams and solved problems to reinforce the understanding of the concepts.
PANKAJ AGRAWAL, MANISH SHRIKHANDE, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARTHQUAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earthquake is used in the context of the following news items.
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Voices: Like post-earthquake Nepal, Red God is in limbo
LALITPUR, Nepal — Like more than 3 million Nepalis, the Red God is homeless. Since the magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 25, his ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
CNN's Sanjay Gupta clarifies reporting following Nepal earthquake
CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta stressed Wednesday that he did perform brain surgery on a young child following an ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
3
False earthquake scares punishable by law, PHIVOLCS warns
Legal action may be taken by the government against the Facebook user who circulated false information about an earthquake that will ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
4
Red tape ties up Nepal earthquake aid
While Ging praised the very large humanitarian response to the magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 28 and the 7.3-magnitude quake on May 12 ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Trinidad – Trinidad rattled by another earthquake
PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 on Tuesday night, but the Seismic Unit of the University of the ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
6
Lower population should be factor in earthquake policy, says council
The Rangitikei District Council will ask the Government to take lower population density into account when forming earthquake policy. «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
7
Students successful in fundraising efforts to aid Nepal earthquake
Participants light candles in remembrance of earthquake victims in Nepal on Friday, May 1, 2015, at Speakers Circle in Columbia, Mo. «The Maneater, Jul 15»
8
Former Abbey School pupil leads Nepal earthquake relief campaign
Alison Prickett, who left the school in 2010, was living in Pokhara when the devastating initial earthquake struck on April 25. The earthquakes ... «getreading, Jul 15»
9
Fear China's stock-market earthquake
For all my obsession with the probable exit of Greece from the euro and the most important social-security-cutting and tax-reforming UK budget ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
10
MMDA: All set for metro-wide earthquake drill
Elementary school children in Cainta, Rizal go through the motions of a practice earthquake drill. File photograph by Bernard Testa, ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»

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