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.

terremotos

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earthquake ['ɜ:θkweɪk] abbr.

abbr., amer.

temblor (a Spanish loanword Val_Ships)

earthquake

: 46 phrases in 8 subjects

Construction	7
Earth sciences	15
Environment	2
General	3
Life sciences	1
Meteorology	14
Technology	1
United Nations	3


earthquake
earth.sc. environ.	movimiento sísmico; temblor de tierra
econ.	seísmo
environ.	terremotos; terremotos
health.	sismo; temblor; terremoto
meteorol.	movimiento telúrico


proof
gen.	prueba; prueba de artista; probanza; pruebas de imprenta
cultur.	copia; foto
econ.	prueba
ed.	comprobante; constancia; evidencia


structure
gen.	estructura; textura
comp., MS	estructura
IT	estructura de disposición
med.	configuración; forma
patents.	disposición
pwr.lines.	apoyo
transp. avia.	fuselaje