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aftershock

повторный толчок

smaller quake after main one

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/ˈɑːftəʃɒk/
EN-US/ən ˈæftɚˌʃɑk/
RU[pɐvˈtornɨj tɐlˈt͡ɕok]
aftershock

aftershock with Russian translation

aftershock usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Emergency crews warned that another aftershock could happen overnight.

Аварийные бригады предупредили, что ещё один повторный толчок может произойти ночью.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

After the large quake, residents felt a small aftershock that woke some people.

После сильного землетрясения жители почувствовали небольшой повторный толчок, который разбудил некоторых.

aftershock synonyms

🇬🇧en

точно: толчок, следующий за главным землетрясением (повторный толчок)

B2Often

Hundreds of aftershocks were recorded in the days following the main quake.

🇬🇧en

шире: общее дрожание или слабый толчок, может означать и повторный толчок, и слабое землетрясение

B2Very Often

Residents felt a small tremor last night but no major damage was reported.

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🇬🇧en
foreshock

преходяще: толчок, предшествующий главному землетрясению (противоположность повторному толчку по времени)

C1Rarely

Seismologists identified a series of foreshocks before the major rupture.

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🇬🇧en
mainshock

противоположность: основной, главный толчок, которому следуют повторные толчки

C1Rarely

The mainshock measured 7.1 on the Richter scale; dozens of aftershocks followed.

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What does aftershock mean?

smaller quake after main one

How do you pronounce aftershock?

aftershock is pronounced as /ˈɑːftəʃɒk/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is aftershock used in a sentence?

Emergency crews warned that another aftershock could happen overnight. Translation: Аварийные бригады предупредили, что ещё один повторный толчок может произойти ночью.

Is aftershock part of Natural Phenomena vocabulary?

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