megathrust

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sudden large-scale slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate, resulting in a major earthquake.
    — On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., a magnitude-9 undersea megathrust earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan.

词形变化

megathrusts plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Hellenic *mégas
Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der.
English mega-
English thrust
English megathrust
From mega- + thrust.
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