earthquake

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English erthequake, corresponding to earth +‎ quake. Displaced Middle English eorð byfung (“earthquake”) from Old English eorþbeofung (literally “earth shaking”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝθkweɪk/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θkweɪk === Noun === earthquake (plural earthquakes) A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.] (planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.] (figuratively) A sudden and intense upheaval; a severely disruptive event. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== moonquake seaquake starquake ==== Translations ==== === Verb === earthquake (third-person singular simple present earthquakes, present participle earthquaking, simple past and past participle earthquaked) (intransitive) To undergo an earthquake. ==== Translations ==== === See also === aftershock earthquake engineering fault line Richter scale seismic seismograph seismologist seismology tremor tsunami === Further reading === earthquake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tectonic hazards/Earthquake on Wikiversity.Wikiversity Category:Category:Animations of earthquake impact on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === heartquake == Scots == === Etymology === Borrowed from English earthquake; compare yirdquauk. === Noun === earthquake (plural earthquakes) ᠨᠠ ᠠᡧᡧᠠᠮᠪᡳ earthquake Synonym: yirdquauk