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earth tremor vs aftershock

aftershock vs earth tremor

earth tremor and aftershock both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
earth tremor Yes No No No
aftershock Yes No No No
As nouns, aftershock is a hyponym of earth tremor; that is, aftershock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than earth tremor:
  • earth tremor: a small earthquake
  • aftershock: a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
Other hyponyms of earth tremor include foreshock.
earth tremor (noun) aftershock (noun)
a small earthquake a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
Difference between earth tremor and aftershock

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