Definition of earth tilting
: a change in attitude of any portion of the earth's surface whether temporary or undulatory (as in some earthquakes) or permanent (as in areas of block faulting)
especially
: one in which the inclination of the surface is increased
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The first known use of earth tilting was in 1886
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