temblor C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈtɛmblɚ/ UK /ˈtɛmblə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an earthquake or earth tremor A sharp temblor rattled windows across the coastal city. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an earthquake or earth tremor earthquakequaketremorseismtremblor Word family Related forms trembletremor Etymology AI details From American Spanish temblor ('a trembling, earthquake'), from Spanish temblar ('to tremble'), from Vulgar Latin *tremulare, from Latin tremulus ('trembling'). temblar Spanish tremulus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # temblor **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛmblɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛmblə/ ## Meanings 1. an earthquake or earth tremor ## Examples - A sharp temblor rattled windows across the coastal city. ## Synonyms - earthquake - quake - tremor - seism - tremblor ## Related Forms - tremble - tremor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: temblar - Root: tremulus ## Etymology From American Spanish temblor ('a trembling, earthquake'), from Spanish temblar ('to tremble'), from Vulgar Latin *tremulare, from Latin tremulus ('trembling'). ## AI Etymology Temblor is from American Spanish temblor ('a trembling, earthquake'), from Spanish temblar ('to tremble'), from Vulgar Latin *tremulare, from Latin tremulus ('trembling'). Important recorded forms include temblar (Spanish) and tremulus (Latin). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers an earthquake or earth tremor. The wider family includes related words such as tremble and tremor. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown