Quake — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

shake with fast, tremulous movements

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈeɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈeɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈeɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈeɪk/.

Examples

His nostrils palpitated
The earth was quaking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

earthquake quiver seism tremor palpitate temblor

Parts of Speech

noun	shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
verb	shake with fast, tremulous movements “His nostrils palpitated”
verb	shake with seismic vibrations “The earth was quaking”

Word Forms

quake	verb	shake with seismic vibrations
seismic	adjective	subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
seismal	adjective	subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
quiver	noun	the act of vibrating
quivering	noun	a shaky motion
quaker	noun	one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
palpitant	adjective	having a slight and rapid trembling motion
palpitation	noun	a shaky motion
tremor	noun	a small earthquake
quake	noun	shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beben

Erschütterungen und Vibrationen an der Erdoberfläche, die durch unterirdische Bewegungen entlang einer Verwerfungsebene oder durch vulkanische Aktivität entstehen

🇫🇷French

tremblement de terre

tremblements et vibrations à la surface de la terre résultant d'un mouvement souterrain le long d'un plan de faille ou d'une activité volcanique

🇪🇸Spanish

terremoto

Sacudidas y vibraciones en la superficie de la Tierra resultantes del movimiento subterráneo a lo largo de un plano de falla o de la actividad volcánica.

🇮🇹Italian

terremoto

scuotimenti e vibrazioni sulla superficie terrestre risultanti dal movimento sotterraneo lungo un piano di faglia o dall'attività vulcanica

🇳🇱Dutch

aardbeving

trillingen en trillingen aan het aardoppervlak als gevolg van ondergrondse bewegingen langs een breukvlak of van vulkanische activiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

terremoto

tremores e vibrações na superfície da terra resultantes do movimento subterrâneo ao longo de um plano de falha ou de atividade vulcânica

🇷🇺Russian

землетрясение

сотрясение и вибрация на поверхности земли в результате подземного движения по плоскости разлома или в результате вулканической активности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूकंप

ज्वालामुखीय गतिविधि के भ्रंश तल के साथ भूमिगत हलचल के परिणामस्वरूप पृथ्वी की सतह पर कंपन और कम्पन

🇧🇩Bengali

ভূমিকম্প

আগ্নেয়গিরির ক্রিয়াকলাপের ত্রুটি সমতল বরাবর ভূগর্ভস্থ আন্দোলনের ফলে পৃথিবীর পৃষ্ঠে কম্পন এবং কম্পন

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலநடுக்கம்

எரிமலை செயல்பாட்டின் தவறான விமானத்தில் நிலத்தடி இயக்கத்தின் விளைவாக பூமியின் மேற்பரப்பில் நடுக்கம் மற்றும் அதிர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

భూకంపం

అగ్నిపర్వత కార్యకలాపాల కారణంగా ఏర్పడే పొరపాటు విమానంలో భూగర్భ కదలికల ఫలితంగా భూమి ఉపరితలంపై వణుకు మరియు కంపనం

🇮🇳Marathi

भूकंप

ज्वालामुखीच्या क्रियेच्या फॉल्ट प्लेनसह भूगर्भातील हालचालींमुळे पृथ्वीच्या पृष्ठभागावर थरथरणे आणि कंपन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂકંપ

જ્વાળામુખીની પ્રવૃત્તિના ફોલ્ટ પ્લેન સાથે ભૂગર્ભ હિલચાલના પરિણામે પૃથ્વીની સપાટી પર ધ્રુજારી અને કંપન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೂಕಂಪ

ಜ್ವಾಲಾಮುಖಿ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯ ದೋಷದ ಸಮತಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೂಗತ ಚಲನೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲುಗಾಡುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಂಪನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭൂകമ്പം

അഗ്നിപർവത പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ തകരാറുമൂലം ഭൂഗർഭ ചലനത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി ഭൂമിയുടെ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ കുലുക്കവും വൈബ്രേഷനും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੂਚਾਲ

ਜਵਾਲਾਮੁਖੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਨੁਕਸ ਪਲੇਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਭੂਮੀਗਤ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਕੰਬਣੀ ਅਤੇ ਕੰਬਣੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

زلزلہ

زمین کی سطح پر ہلنا اور کمپن جو آتش فشاں کی سرگرمی سے ہونے والے غلطی والے طیارے کے ساتھ زیر زمین حرکت کے نتیجے میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地震

由于火山活动沿断层面的地下运动而导致地球表面的晃动和振动

🇯🇵Japanese

地震

火山活動による断層面に沿った地下の動きによって生じる地表の揺れと振動

🇰🇷Korean

지진

화산 활동이나 단층면을 따른 지하 이동으로 인해 발생하는 지표면의 흔들림과 진동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trận động đất

rung lắc và dao động trên bề mặt trái đất do chuyển động dưới lòng đất dọc theo mặt phẳng đứt gãy do hoạt động núi lửa

🇹🇭Thai

แผ่นดินไหว

การสั่นและการสั่นสะเทือนที่พื้นผิวโลกอันเป็นผลจากการเคลื่อนที่ใต้ดินตามแนวรอยเลื่อนจากการปะทุของภูเขาไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

gempa

guncangan dan getaran di permukaan bumi akibat pergerakan bawah tanah sepanjang bidang patahan akibat aktivitas gunung berapi

🇵🇭Filipino

lindol

pagyanig at panginginig ng boses sa ibabaw ng lupa na nagreresulta mula sa paggalaw sa ilalim ng lupa kasama ang isang fault plane ng mula sa aktibidad ng bulkan

🇲🇾Malay

gempa bumi

gegaran dan getaran di permukaan bumi akibat pergerakan bawah tanah di sepanjang satah sesar daripada aktiviti gunung berapi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زلزال

الاهتزاز والاهتزاز على سطح الأرض الناتج عن الحركة تحت الأرض على طول مستوى الصدع الناتج عن النشاط البركاني

🇮🇷Persian

زلزله

لرزش و ارتعاش در سطح زمین ناشی از حرکت زیرزمینی در امتداد صفحه گسل ناشی از فعالیت های آتشفشانی

🇹🇷Turkish

deprem

Volkanik aktiviteden kaynaklanan bir fay düzlemi boyunca yer altı hareketinden kaynaklanan dünya yüzeyindeki sarsıntı ve titreşim

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה

רעידות ורטט על פני כדור הארץ כתוצאה מתנועה תת קרקעית לאורך מישור שבר של פעילות געשית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quake'?

The primary meaning of 'quake' is 'shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity'.

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Using 'quake' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quake' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quake' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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