TEMBLOR Definition & Meaning

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temblor

[ tem-bler, -blawr; Spanish tem-blawr ]

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noun

plural temblors, Spanish temblores

a tremor; earthquake.

temblor

/ ˈtɛmblə; -blɔː /

noun

an earthquake or earth tremor

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Origin of temblor¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish: literally, “a quaking,” equivalent to tembl(ar) “to quake” (perhaps ultimately from Latin �پ��ŧ�� “to fear” and Late Latin �ٰ��𳾳ܱ�� “to quake”) + -or noun suffix; tremble, -or ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of temblor¹

C19: American Spanish, from Spanish temblar to shake, tremble

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The magnitude 7.4 temblor, which could be felt as far as Shanghai, killed about 18 people.

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The quakes in 2024 rattled the region, but damage was decidedly modest, such as items knocked off shelves, because they were relatively small temblors.

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The temblor, estimated at magnitude 6.4, struck on March 10 along the Newport-Inglewood fault, causing 120 deaths, 500 injuries and widespread destruction, including the collapse of 70 schools.

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The house was built from redwood and still has its original studs, so its sturdiness prevented it from sustaining any damage in the temblor, Chappelle said.

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What precisely is fueling the sequence of shakers is not entirely clear, and officials warn that prior seismic activity does not necessarily mean more powerful temblors are imminent.

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What does��temblor mean?

Temblor is another word for an earthquake or a tremor.

A temblor can also be called a trembler or a tremblor. These terms are all less commonly used than earthquake and tremor.

The plural of temblor is temblors, but temblores is also sometimes used as a plural (due to the fact that temblor came from Spanish and this is how it is pluralized in Spanish).

Example: The temblor that hit the area last month shook the whole city for more than a minute.

Where does��temblor come from?

The first records of the word temblor in English come from the late 1800s. It was first and is primarily used in the U.S. It comes American Spanish, from the Spanish verb temblar, meaning “to tremble,” “to shake,” or “to quake.” It may ultimately derive from the Latin verb �ٰ��𳾳ܱ��, “to quake.” The word tremble also derives from this root.

Although temblor has the same meaning in both English and Spanish, its pronunciation is different. In Spanish, the emphasis is on the second syllable [ tem-BLOR ], while in English the first syllable is stressed [ TEM-blur ].

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What are some other forms related to temblor?

temblors (plural)
temblores (alternate plural)

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tremble

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How is��temblor used in real life?

Temblor is often used in news headlines, probably since it’s fewer letters than earthquake.

Yesterday's earthquake was a terrible scare for the vibrant Oaxacan town of Juchitan, which is still struggling to recover from a devastating 2017 temblor.

When the ground began to shake, they feared much of what they had rebuilt would return to rubble.

— Julia Love (@byJuliaLove)

Alaska Quake Was Aftershock of November 2018 Temblor

— Insurance Journal (@ijournal)

Whoa. My app is going wild with all the temblors in/off the coast of Chile.

— Kay Bell (@taxtweet)

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Is temblor used correctly in the following sentence?

During the earthquake, the ground began to shake and temblor.

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