different between concussion vs icequake

English

Etymology

From concuss +? -ion From the Latin concussio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?k???n/, /k?n?k??n/

Noun

concussion (countable and uncountable, plural concussions)

1. A violent collision or shock.
2. (uncountable in Commonwealth of Nations, countable in Canada, US) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
3. (law, civil law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.

   • Then Concussion, Rapine, Pillories, / Their Catalogue of Accusations fill.

Derived terms

• concussion fuse
• concussion grenade

Related terms

• concuss
• quash

Translations

French

Noun

concussion f (plural concussions)

1. political corruption, misappropriation

Further reading

• “concussion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

ice +? quake

Noun

icequake (plural icequakes)

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