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megaquake

megaquake noun: a megathrust earthquake.

Noun

megaquake (plural megaquakes)

  1. A megathrust earthquake.
  2. A very powerful earthquake, generally rated above 7 on the Richter scale.

Forms of megaquake

pluralmegaquakes

Origin of megaquake

From mega- + quake.

Questions about megaquake

What does megaquake mean?
Megaquake means a megathrust earthquake.
What part of speech is megaquake?
Megaquake is a noun.
What is the plural of megaquake?
The plural of megaquake is megaquakes.

Words near megaquake in the dictionary

  1. megaprostheses
  2. megaprosthesis
  3. megaprosthetic
  4. megaprotein
  5. megaproteins
  6. megaquake
  7. megaquakes
  8. megaquartz
  9. megara
  10. megarad
  11. megarads

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