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Foreshock Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Foreshock has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a tremor preceding an earthquake

2

A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.

See Also
mainshock earthquake earth tremor shock foreshocks disturbance
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tremor
Rhyming Words
ock bock nock rock tock dock hock sock jock pock mock cock zock lock yock stock knock chock acock slock
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