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[
moon
-kweyk
]
moon·quake
/
ˈmunˌkweɪk
/
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[
moon
-kweyk
]
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noun
a seismic vibration of the
moon's
surface.
Origin:
1935–40;
moon
+
(earth)quake
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moonquake
(ˈmuːnˌkweɪk)
—
n
a light tremor of the moon, detected on the moon's surface
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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