moonquake
[ moon-kweyk ]
/ ˈmunˌkweɪk /
noun
a seismic vibration of the moon's surface.
Origin of moonquake
First recorded in 1935–40;
moon +
(earth)quake
Words nearby moonquake
moonlight flit,
moonlight sonata,
moonlighting,
moonlit,
moonprobe,
moonquake,
moonraker,
moonrise,
moonrock,
moonroof,
moonscape
British Dictionary definitions for moonquake
moonquake
/ (ˈmuːnˌkweɪk) /
noun
a light tremor of the moon, detected on the moon's surface