tremblement

English

Etymology

From French tremblement (“a shake, tremble”). By surface analysis, tremble +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛmbl̩mənt/

Noun

tremblement (usually uncountable, plural tremblements)

1. An action or condition of trembling; a tremor.
2. (music) Synonym of tremolo.

Further reading

• “tremblement”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “tremblement, n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

From trembler +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃.blə.mɑ̃/

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Noun

tremblement m (plural tremblements)

1. shake, tremble

Derived terms

• et tout le tremblement
• tremblement de terre

Further reading

• “tremblement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012