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trem·or
(trĕm′ər)n.
1. A shaking or vibrating movement, as of the earth.
2. An involuntary trembling or quivering, as of the hands.
3. A state or feeling of nervousness, worry, or excitement: The news sent tremors through the stock market.
4. A tremulous sound; a quaver: a tremor in her voice.
[Middle English, terror, from Old French, from Latin, a trembling, from tremere, to tremble.]
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tremor
(ˈtrɛmə)n
1. an involuntary shudder or vibration, as from illness, fear, shock, etc
2. any trembling or quivering movement
3. a vibrating or trembling effect, as of sound or light
4. (Physical Geography) Also called: earth tremor a minor earthquake
vb
(intr) to tremble
[C14: from Latin: a shaking, from tremere to tremble, quake]
ˈtremorless adj
ˈtremorous adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
trem•or
(ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mər)n.
1. involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, or excitement; shudder; shiver.
2. any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration: tremors following an earthquake.
3. a trembling or quivering effect, as of light.
4. a quavering sound, as of the voice.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin: a trembling =trem(ere) to tremble + -or -or1]
trem′or•ous, adj.
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trem·or
(trĕm′ər) A shaking or vibrating movement, as from a small earthquake.
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tremor
Past participle: tremored
Gerund: tremoring
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| Noun | 1. |  tremor - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) |
| 2. |  tremor - a small earthquake earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake foreshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake | |
| 3. |  tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)quivering, shakiness, trembling, vibration, shaking, palpitation, quiver - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" essential tremor - tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, shaking palsy - a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination | |
| Verb | 1. |  tremor - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" |
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tremor
noun
1. shake, shaking, tremble, trembling, shiver, quaking, wobble, quiver, quivering, agitation, vibration, quaver He felt a tremor in his arm.
2. earthquake, shock, quake (informal), tremblor (U.S. informal) The minute-long tremor measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tremor
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
هَزَّه، رَجْفَه
otřestřeszáchvěv
jordrystelserystelse
BebenTremor
gyenge rengéslökésrázkódásremegremegés
skjálfti
tremor
apakšzemes grūdienidrebēttrīcēt
jordskalvskakaskakningskalv
sarsıntıtitremeürperme
tremor
[ˈtreməʳ] N2. (= tremble) → estremecimiento m
he said without a tremor → dijo sin inmutarse
it sent tremors through the system → sacudió el sistema
he said without a tremor → dijo sin inmutarse
it sent tremors through the system → sacudió el sistema
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tremor
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tremor
[ˈtrɛməʳ] n (of fear, shock) → tremito, tremore m; (of excitement) → fremito (also earth tremor) → scossa di terremoto, scossa sismicait sent tremors down my spine → mi ha fatto venire i brividi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tremor
(ˈtremə) noun a shaking or quivering. Earth tremors (= slight earthquakes) were felt in Sicily yesterday.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
trem·or
n. temblor, estremecimiento;
alcoholic ___ → ___ alcohólico;
coarse ___ → ___ lento y acentuado;
continuous ___ → ___ continuo;
essential ___ → ___ esencial;
fine ___ → ___ de variaciones rápidas;
flapping ___ → ___ de aleteo;
intention ___ → ___ intencional;
intermittent ___ → ___ intermitente;
muscular ___ → ___ muscular;
physiological ___ → ___ fisiológico;
rest ___ → ___ de reposo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tremor
n temblor m; Do you have a tremor?.. ¿Le tiemblan las manos?; essential — temblor esencialEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.