harmonic tremor

noun

A rhythmic shaking of the ground detectable by a seismograph, and associated with volcanic activity. Often a symptomatic warning of an eruption.

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Meanings

nounharmonic tremor (plural harmonic tremors)

plural harmonic tremors

  1. geographyA rhythmic shaking of the ground detectable by a seismograph, and associated with volcanic activity. Often a symptomatic warning of an eruption.
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