微動

びどう【微動】

tremor

〖C〗《正式》(地面などの)震動， 揺れ；(光などの)ゆらめき；微動.

¶彼は～だにしなかった

He didn't budge by even a fraction.

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びどう【微動】

a slight shock; a minute tremor; a quiver.

●微動の 【物･機】 differential.

●微動もしない do not budge [stir, move] an inch; stand as firm as rock; be [stay] as still as a stone.

・その建物は地震にあっても微動もしなかった. The building didn't budge an inch in [was totally unaffected by] the earthquake.

・その会社は財界不況にも微動だにしなかった. The firm was quite unaffected by the recession.

初期微動 ⇒しょきびどう.

微動気圧計 a statoscope.

微動計 a tromometer.