temblor
English
Etymology
From Latin American Spanish temblor.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tɛmˈblɔː/
Noun
temblor (plural temblors or temblores)
- (US, Philippines) An earthquake.
- 2006, Louise Chipley Slavicek, The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906, page 107:
- Ever since the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, scientists have been warning that it is just a matter of time before another major temblor strikes the Bay Area.
- 2022 December 8, Marc Jayson Cayabyab, "PNR suspends trips due to earthquake" in The Philippine Star:
- PNR trips were suspended at past 1 p.m. after the temblor struck Camarines Norte, but was felt in the city of Manila at Intensity 3.
- 2006, Louise Chipley Slavicek, The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906, page 107:
Translations
earthquake — see earthquake
See also
- tremor
Spanish
Etymology
From temblar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /temˈbloɾ/ [t̪ẽmˈbloɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: tem‧blor
Noun
temblor m (plural temblores)
- tremor (i.e. involuntary vibration from illness or fear)
- tremble, trembling, shaking, quivering
- tremor, earthquake, quake, temblor (usually a light one)
- Synonyms: seísmo, sismo, temblor de tierra, terremoto
Derived terms
- temblor esencial
- temblor secundario (“aftershock”)
Further reading
- “temblor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014