SUCCUSSATORY


Meaning of SUCCUSSATORY in English

səˈkəsəˌtōrē adjective

Etymology: obsolete English succussat ion shaking, succussion (from Medieval Latin succussation-, succussatio, from Latin succussatus — past participle of succussare, freq. of succutire to throw up from below — + -ion-, -io -ion) + English -ory

: characterized by up-and-down vibrations of short amplitude — used of an earthquake; compare sussultatory

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