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microtremor

microtremor noun: any of the continuous background movements of the Earth's surface and interior, having a period of 1 to 9 seconds, not associated with any seismic activity.

Noun

microtremor (plural microtremors)

  1. Any of the continuous background movements of the Earth's surface and interior, having a period of 1 to 9 seconds, not associated with any seismic activity

Forms of microtremor

pluralmicrotremors

Origin of microtremor

From micro- + tremor.

Questions about microtremor

What does microtremor mean?
Microtremor means any of the continuous background movements of the Earth's surface and interior, having a period of 1 to 9 seconds, not associated with any seismic activity.
What part of speech is microtremor?
Microtremor is a noun.
What is the plural of microtremor?
The plural of microtremor is microtremors.

Words near microtremor in the dictionary

  1. microtraumas
  2. microtraumata
  3. microtraumatic
  4. microtraumatism
  5. microtraumatisms
  6. microtremor
  7. microtremors
  8. microtrench
  9. microtrenched
  10. microtrenches
  11. microtrenching

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