n. [ L., from tremere to tremble. See Tremble, v. ] A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old. [ 1913 Webster ]
He fell into an universal tremor of all his joints. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]
[しょどう, shodou](n) (1) initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; (2) initial shock (e.g. of earthquake); preliminary tremor[Add to Longdo]