"starquake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: starquakes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of star + earthquake. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|star|earthquake}} Blend of star + earthquake Head templates: {{en-noun}} starquake (plural starquakes)
  1. (astronomy) A violent tremor or quake that occurs on or near the surface of a star, especially a collapsed star. Wikipedia link: Quake (natural phenomenon)#Starquake Categories (topical): Astronomy, Neutron stars Related terms: corequake, crustquake, earthquake, moonquake, sunquake Translations (Translations): estrelomoto [masculine] (Portuguese), звездотрясение (zvezdotrjasenije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-starquake-en-noun-FEq9Vp2J Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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