Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earthshock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: earth-shock
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Non-residential buildings are assumed to be unaffected by moderate or moderately severe earthshocks. As earthshocks become severe, the amount of damage increases very rapidly."

Etymology

From earth + shock.

Inflected Forms

earthshocks (plural)

Questions

What does earthshock mean?: An earthquake.
Where does earthshock come from?: From earth + shock.

How to pronounce earthshock

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