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Webster 1913 Edition


Tremor

Tre′mor

,
Noun.
[L., from
tremere
to tremble. See
Tremble
,
Verb.
]
A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion;
as, the
tremor
of a person who is weak, infirm, or old
.
He fell into an universal
tremor
of all his joints.
Harvey.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tremor

TRE'MOR

,
Noun.
[L. from tremo.] An involuntary trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm or old.
He fell into a universal tremor.

Definition 2024


Tremor

Tremor

See also: tremor and trémor

German

Noun

Tremor m (genitive Tremors, plural Tremores)

  1. tremor

Declension

tremor

tremor

See also: Tremor and trémor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

tremor (plural tremors)

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
    She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
    1. A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.
      The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.
  2. An earthquake.
    Did you feel the tremor this morning?

Translations

Verb

tremor (third-person singular simple present tremors, present participle tremoring, simple past and past participle tremored)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations


Latin

Etymology

From tremō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtre.mor/, [ˈtrɛ.mɔr]

Noun

tremor m (genitive tremōris); third declension

  1. trembling, quaking

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative tremor tremōrēs
genitive tremōris tremōrum
dative tremōrī tremōribus
accusative tremōrem tremōrēs
ablative tremōre tremōribus
vocative tremor tremōrēs

Descendants

Verb

tremor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of tremō

References


Middle English

Noun

tremor (plural tremors)

  1. terror; great fear

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

tremor m (oblique plural tremors, nominative singular tremors, nominative plural tremor)

  1. terror; great fear

Descendants

  • English: tremor (borrowed)
  • French: trémeur

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tremor.

Pronunciation

Noun

tremor m (plural tremores)

  1. tremor
  2. agitation

Spanish

Noun

tremor m (plural tremores)

  1. tremor, trembling