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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. foreshocks: Merriam-Webster
  2. foreshocks: Collins English Dictionary
  3. foreshocks: Vocabulary.com
  4. foreshocks: Wiktionary
  5. foreshocks: Dictionary.com
  6. foreshocks: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. foreshocks: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Earthquake Image Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (foreshock)

noun:  (geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
noun:  Any shock or disturbance that precedes an event
▸ Also see foreshock


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