Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

icequake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ice-quake
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The concussion that occurs when large masses of ice break up due to contraction.

noun

Synonym of cryoseism.

Etymology

From ice + quake.

Inflected Forms

icequakes (plural) ice-quake (alternative) ice quake (alternative)

Synonyms

cryoseism

Questions

What does icequake mean?: The concussion that occurs when large masses of ice break up due to contraction.
Where does icequake come from?: From ice + quake.

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