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crustquake

crustquake noun: a starquake in the crust of a neutron star.

Noun

crustquake (plural crustquakes)

  1. A starquake in the crust of a neutron star

Forms of crustquake

pluralcrustquakes

Origin of crustquake

From crust + quake.

Questions about crustquake

What does crustquake mean?
Crustquake means a starquake in the crust of a neutron star.
What part of speech is crustquake?
Crustquake is a noun.
What is the plural of crustquake?
The plural of crustquake is crustquakes.

Words near crustquake in the dictionary

  1. crustlike
  2. crustocalcin
  3. crustocalcins
  4. crustohymeniderm
  5. crustose
  6. crustquake
  7. crustquakes
  8. crusts
  9. crusty
  10. crusy
  11. crut

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