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mainshock
English
Etymology
main +? shock
Noun
mainshock (plural mainshocks)
- (geology) The largest earthquake in a sequence. Sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.
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aftershock
English
Etymology
From after- +? shock
Noun
aftershock (countable and uncountable, plural aftershocks)
- An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
- (figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
- Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
Antonyms
- foreshock
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