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tremor

[trem-er, tree-mer]

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noun

involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.

any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration: tremors following an earthquake.

a trembling or quivering effect, as of light.

a quavering sound, as of the voice.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin: a trembling, equivalent to trem(ere) to tremble + -or -or¹

Related forms

trem·or·ous, adjective

Synonyms
1. shudder, shiver, quiver. 3. oscillation.

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Example Sentences

Essential tremor is a type of involuntary shaking movement in which no cause can be identified.

The ones that survived were wooden houses, since they were less stiff than the concrete ones and able to sway with the tremor.

It fell into the icy sea with an incredible thunder and tremor.

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Essential tremor is a type of involuntary shaking movement in which no cause can be identified.

The ones that survived were wooden houses, since they were less stiff than the concrete ones and able to sway with the tremor.

It fell into the icy sea with an incredible thunder and tremor.

Doctors do prescribe it for people with tremor, for example elderly patients with essential tremor.

Strong volcanic earthquakes and volcanic tremor are registering at the volcano.

Drug-induced tremor is involuntary shaking due to the use of medication.

Such a tremor occurs from time to time in today's unnaturally tranquil financial markets.

Many of the bullet trains now brake at the first seismic tremor.

Monday's tremor was relatively shallow-such quakes tend to do more damage near their epicenters than deeper ones.

After the tremor episodes of yesterday, seismic activity has remained slightly elevated relative to the last few days.

Familial tremor is an involuntary shaking movement that tends to run in families.

Given another tremor of over four points, it would have been cancelled or moved again.

Earthquake detection systems can sound the alarm in the moments before a big tremor strikes-time enough to save lives.

Earthquake detection systems can sound the alarm in the moments before a big tremor strikes-time enough.

Earthquake detection systems can sound the alarm in the moments before a big tremor strikes.

Poirier on the scaffold shook hands with the hangman without a tremor of fear.

The report is devastating, the kind of disclosure that should send a tremor through one's conscience.

Such a stunning event at any level of sport is a tremor in the pulse of the game.

Indeed, one tiny tremor of his company instantly reverberates in international financial markets.

It may be something reflective, or something to impart that characteristic tremor to the tip of his.

The suggestion of a tremor running through the visible world is the point of the picture.

The sound of scrambling fighter planes rattled the windows, sending a tremor of panic through the room.

She lowers her lashes and an almost imperceptible tremor runs through me.

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World English Dictionary

tremor (ˈtrɛmə)

—n
1.	an involuntary shudder or vibration, as from illness, fear, shock, etc
2.	any trembling or quivering movement
3.	a vibrating or trembling effect, as of sound or light
4.	Also called: earth tremor a minor earthquake

—vb
5.	(intr) to tremble

[C14: from Latin: a shaking, from tremere to tremble, quake]

'tremorless

—*adj*

'tremorous

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

tremor

late 14c., "terror," from O.Fr. tremor "fear, terror" (13c.), from L. tremorem (nom. tremor) "a trembling, terror," from tremere (see tremble). Sense of "an involuntary shaking" first recorded 1615 and probably represents a re-introduction from Latin.

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Medical Dictionary

tremor trem·or (trěm'ər)
n.

An involuntary trembling movement.
Minute ocular movement occurring during fixation on an object.

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Science Dictionary

tremor (trěm'ər) Pronunciation Key

A relatively minor seismic shaking or vibrating movement. Tremors often precede larger earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
An involuntary shaking or trembling of the head or extremities that can be idiopathic or associated with any of various Medical conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.

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