What does tremor mean?

Definitions for tremor
ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mərtremor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tremor, shuddernoun

    an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

  2. tremor, earth tremor, microseismnoun

    a small earthquake

  3. tremorverb

    shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

  4. tremor, quakeverb

    shake with seismic vibrations

    "The earth was quaking"

Wiktionary

  1. tremornoun

    A shake, quiver, or vibration.

    She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.

  2. tremornoun

    An earthquake.

    Did you feel the tremor this morning?

  3. tremorverb

    To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

Wikipedia

  1. Tremor

    A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the hands, arms, eyes, face, head, vocal folds, trunk, and legs. Most tremors occur in the hands. In some people, a tremor is a symptom of another neurological disorder.

ChatGPT

  1. tremor

    A tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic muscle contraction that leads to shaking movements in one or more parts of the body. It is commonly associated with conditions such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or as a side effect of certain medications. Tremors can occur in various parts of the body, including hands, arms, head, legs, torso, and vocal cords. It may also be caused by stress, caffeine, or other lifestyle factors.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tremor

    a trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old

Wikidata

  1. Tremor

    A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving to and fro movements of one or more body parts. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the hands, arms, eyes, face, head, vocal folds, trunk, and legs. Most tremors occur in the hands. In some people, tremor is a symptom of another neurological disorder. A very common kind of tremor is the chattering of teeth, usually induced by cold temperatures or by fear.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tremor

    trem′or, n. a shaking or quivering, any involuntary shaking.—adj. Trem′orless. [Tremble.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Tremor

    Cyclical movement of a body part that can represent either a physiologic process or a manifestation of disease. Intention or action tremor, a common manifestation of CEREBELLAR DISEASES, is aggravated by movement. In contrast, resting tremor is maximal when there is no attempt at voluntary movement, and occurs as a relatively frequent manifestation of PARKINSON DISEASE.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tremor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tremor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tremor in a Sentence

  1. Michael Wolfson:

    If Berkeley was a tremor, Philadelphia is an earthquake, and we expect there will be more earthquakes going forward.

  2. Peter Kim:

    No matter how steady a surgeons hands are, there is always some tremor.

  3. Neal Kassell:

    In a simplistic sense, you can imagine that there’s a bunch of abnormal neurons in this one target that are firing away uncontrollably, causing the tremor, the shaking.

  4. Neil Mellor:

    It may be that this is just a tremor in Russia and it may be isolated, but it is too early to say, we always knew that the dollar's rise would send a shock through emerging markets and we can see that is happening.

  5. Robert Behnken:

    The hardest part was getting us launched, but the most important part is bringing us home [ to our sons ], for Jack and Theo, Tremor the apatosaurus is headed home soon and he'll be with your dads. You'll have to pick which one of us is your favorite.

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Translations for tremor

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  • třesCzech
  • Beben, zitternGerman
  • τρεμούλα, σεισμός, ρίγος, τρέμω, ριγώGreek
  • temblorSpanish
  • لرزشPersian
  • värähdellä, vavahdella, väreily, vavahtelu, tärinä, väreilläFinnish
  • trémulation, trembler, tremblement de terre, tremblementFrench
  • remegés, remeg, lökés, reszket, reszketés, rázkódásHungarian
  • רַעַדHebrew
  • 震える, 揺れ, 震えJapanese
  • tremorLatin
  • drżenie, wstrząs, drżećPolish
  • tremer, tremorPortuguese
  • pacha kuyuy, allpa chukchuyQuechua
  • толчок, дрожание, трястись, дрожать, сотрясение, дрожьRussian
  • skaka, jordskalv, skakning, skalvSwedish

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