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Tremor
tremor
(tremors) 1. A tremor is a small earthquake. N-COUNT 2. If an event causes a tremor in a group or organization, it threatens to make the group or organization less strong or stable. News of 160 redundancies had sent tremors through the community... N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. A tremor is a shaking of your body or voice that you cannot control. He felt a tremor in his arms... N-COUNT
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noun Etymology: Middle English tremour, from Anglo-French ~, from Latin, from tremere Date: 14th century 1. a. a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease b. nervous excitement the exhibit caused a ~ in the artistic community 2. a quivering or vibratory motion; especially a discrete small movement following or preceding a major seismic event 3. a. a feeling of uncertainty or insecurity a ~ of hesitation b. a cause of such a feeling ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a shaking or quivering. 2 a thrill (of fear or exultation etc.). 3 (in full earth tremor) a slight earthquake. --v.intr. undergo a tremor or tremors. Etymology: ME f. OF tremour & L tremor f. tremere tremble ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. дрожание, сотрясение, толчки earthquake tremors —- толчки землетрясения 2. дрожь; содрогание; трепет the tremor of a leaf —- трепетание листа tremor of excitement —- дрожь волнения all in a tremor —- трясущийся с головы до ног he faced death without a tremor —- он встретил смерть без содрогания a tremor went through the audience —- трепет прошел по аудитории 3. дрожащий звук 4. мед. тремор, дрожание (рук и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly (an earth tremor) 2 a slight shaking movement that you cannot control, especially because you are ill, weak, or upset (He was left with a slight tremor in his hand after his stroke.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1385, "terror," from L. tremorem (nom. tremor) "a trembling, terror," from tremere (see tremble). Sense of "an involuntary shaking" first recorded 1615. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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