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moonquake en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From moon + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.

Meanings

1. A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.
   • Moonquakes and meteorite strikes could damage a reactor, but the chances are slim. 2025 August 8, Chandelis Duster, Geoff Brumfiel, “NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means”, in NPR:

Forms

Hypernyms

planetquake

Translations (20)

nl maanbeving (lunar seismic event) · ms gempa bulan (lunar seismic event) · it lunamoto (lunar seismic event) · ga crith gealaí (lunar seismic event) · pt luamoto (lunar seismic event) · sv månbävning (lunar seismic event) · fi kuunjäristys (lunar seismic event) · ja 月震 (lunar seismic event) · de Mondbeben (lunar seismic event) · ca llunatrèmol (lunar seismic event) · pl trzęsienie księżyca (lunar seismic event) · pt lunamoto (lunar seismic event) · es lunamoto (lunar seismic event) · it terremoto lunare (lunar seismic event) · hu holdrengés (lunar seismic event) · sw tetemeko la mwezi (lunar seismic event) · ru лунотрясе́ние (lunar seismic event) · sv månskalv (lunar seismic event) · pt lunomoto (lunar seismic event) · fr tremblement de lune (lunar seismic event)