Meanings
marsquake1
plural marsquakes
- 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...
2003, Cliff Frohlich, Scott D Davis, Texas Earthquakes1 more example
After more than four years, 1,300 marsquakes, and countless scientific discoveries, our @NASAInSight lander has reached the end of its mission.
2022 December 21, @NASA, twitter, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2022
Marsquake2
plural Marsquakes
- Alternative letter-case form of marsquake.
Some of the scientific explanations that promote natural formation include wind faceting and shifting of subterrain plates (Marsquakes ) .
1988, Vincent DiPietro, Gregory Molenaar, John Brandenburg, Unusual Mars Surface Features, page 45
Origin
From Mars + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque martikara
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French séisme martien, séisme
- séisme martienTranslations
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German Marsbeben
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Polish trzęsienie Marsa
- trzęsienie MarsaTranslations
Portuguese martemoto
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Russian марсотрясе́ние
- марсотрясе́ние (marsotrjasénije)Translations
Swedish marsskalv, marsbävning
- marsskalvTranslations
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Cite this entry
marsquake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsquake
“marsquake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsquake. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsquake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsquake.
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