earthquake

['ɜ:θkweɪk] n

astr.

tremblement de terre

construct.

séismique f; secousse sismique; secousse séismique; sisme m

earthquake seism ['ɜ:θkweɪk] n

polit.

tremblement de terre (séisme)

earthquake ['ɜ:θkweɪk] adj.

tremblement de terre (seism, séisme)

earthquake The violent shaking of the ground produced by deep seismic waves, beneath the epicentre, generated by a sudden decrease or release in a volume of rock of elastic strain accumulated over a long time in regions of seismic activity (tectonic earthquake). The magnitude of an earthquake is represented by the Richter scale; the intensity by the Mercalli scale ['ɜ:θkweɪk] adj.

environ.

séisme

English thesaurus

earthquake ['ɜ:θkweɪk] abbr.

abbr., amer.

temblor (a Spanish loanword Val_Ships)

earthquake

: 74 phrases in 15 subjects

Astronomy	1
Building structures	1
Construction	27
Earth sciences	16
Environment	6
General	5
Geology	2
Insurance	3
Law	1
Life sciences	1
Natural resourses and wildlife conservation	2
Natural sciences	1
Research and development	3
Social science	1
United Nations	4


earthquake
astr.	tremblement de terre
construct.	séismique; secousse sismique; secousse séismique; sisme
earth.sc. environ.	secousse tellurique
econ.	séisme
environ.	séisme


engineering
gen.	travaux d'ingénieurs; travaux d'ingénierie; l'engineering; le Génie
chem.	techniques de l'ingénieur
construct.	d'ingénieur; conception technique; construction
nat.sc. agric. mech.eng.	construction mécanique