temblor

[ tem-bler, -blawr; Spanish tem-blawr ]

/ ˈtɛm blər, -blɔr; Spanish tɛmˈblɔr /

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noun, plural tem·blors, Spanish tem·blo·res [tem-blaw-res] /tɛmˈblɔ rɛs/.

a tremor; earthquake.

Origin of temblor

1895–1900, Americanism; < Spanish: literally, a quaking, equivalent to tembl(ar) to quake (perhaps ≪ Latin timēre to fear and Late Latin tremulāre to quake; see tremble) + -or -or¹

Words nearby temblor

telugu, telukbetung, tema, temaki, temazepam, temblor, temenus, temerarious, temerity, temesvár, temin

Example sentences from the Web for temblor

But the epicenter of that temblor was about 160 kilometers away; a new earthquake could strike much closer, Zhao said.

New Earthquake Could Hit Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant: Study |Samar Halarnkar |February 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
One man said when the temblor struck he heard a “roaring sound” and felt a violent vibration—“I never felt like that before.”

Nuke Plant Workers Break Silence |Lennox Samuels |March 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Aftershocks continue to rattle Sendai and its environs, including a 6.9-magnitude temblor on Sunday.

Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Fears |Lennox Samuels |March 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
I sent a Mexican Herald about the temblor and the entry of Madero.

Diplomatic Days |Edith O'Shaughnessy

It was merely a temblor, such as anyone would expect to feel occasionally with six smoking volcanic cones in view.

Operation: Outer Space |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
One night while I was at the Hotel de France there was a temblor or slight earthquake.

Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile |Henry Stephens
For perhaps two, or two and a half minutes, the temblor continued and much damage was done.

Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 |Harris Newmark
Each meeting resulted in a small explosion, and a temblor that was felt far above.

The Flaming Mountain |Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for temblor

temblor

/ (ˈtɛmblə, -blɔː) /

noun plural temblors or temblores (tɛmˈblɔːreɪz)

mainly US an earthquake or earth tremor

Word Origin for temblor

C19: American Spanish, from Spanish temblar to shake, tremble

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temblor

noun, plural tem·blors, Spanish tem·blo·res [tem-blaw-res] /tɛmˈblɔ rɛs/.

Origin of temblor

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British Dictionary definitions for temblor

noun plural temblors or temblores (tɛmˈblɔːreɪz)

Word Origin for temblor

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temblor

noun, plural tem·blors, Spanish tem·blo·res [tem-blaw-res] /tɛmˈblɔ rɛs/.

Origin of temblor

Words nearby temblor

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noun plural temblors or temblores (tɛmˈblɔːreɪz)

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