tremor
Noun
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same as: shudder
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is a type of: earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activitysubtypes:
- aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
- foreshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake
same as: earth tremor, microseism -
is a type of: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration - a shaky motionsubtypes: essential tremor - tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under controlis a part of: paralysis agitans, parkinson's, parkinson's disease, parkinson's syndrome, parkinsonism, shaking palsy - a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Verb
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same as: quake
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