tremology

English

Etymology

From tremo(r) +‎ -logy. Coined by Canadian biologist John Endler in Studying Vibrational Communication (2014).

Noun

tremology (uncountable)

1. (biology) Synonym of biotremology.
   • [2014, John A. Endler, “Foreword: The Emerging Field of Tremology”, in Reginald B. Cocroft, Matija Gogala, Peggy S. M. Hill, Andreas Wessel, editors, Studying Vibrational Communication (Animal Signals and Communication; 3), Heidelberg: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, page vii:

     In spite of vibrational communication being so widespread (more than 230,000 arthropods species and many vertebrates too), it is probably the least commonly known and least well known of all the sensory modes. […] Perhaps one reason is that there is not a word describing what we do; I suggest the term “tremology” (the study of tremors, vibrations, etc.).]

Derived terms

• biotremology