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marsquake

noun

Etymology

From Mars + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.

  1. inherited from *kwakōną✻ — “to shake, quiver, tremble”
  2. inherited from cwacian — “to quake, tremble, chatter”
  3. inherited from quaken
  4. compounded as marsquake — “Mars + quake”

Definitions

  1. A quake on the planet Mars, perhaps caused by land tides, volcanic eruptions, or…

    A quake on the planet Mars, perhaps caused by land tides, volcanic eruptions, or meteorite strikes.

    • It recorded several impulsive signals that might have been marsquakes...
    • After more than four years, 1,300 marsquakes, and countless scientific discoveries, our @NASAInSight lander has reached the end of its mission.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of marsquake.

    • Some of the scientific explanations that promote natural formation include wind faceting and shifting of subterrain plates (Marsquakes ) .

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for marsquake. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA