seismometer

[ sahyz-mom-i-ter, sahys- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a seismograph equipped for measuring the direction, intensity, and duration of earthquakes by measuring the actual movement of the ground.

seismometer

/ sīz-mŏm′ĭ-tər /

A detecting device that receives seismic impulses. It is the detecting component of a seismograph.
See more at seismograph

seis·mo·met·ric [sahyz-m, uh, -, me, -trik, sahys-], seismo·metri·cal adjective
seis·momet·ry noun

First recorded in 1835–45; seismo- + -meter

It is a seismometer for the shifting ground of British politics.

Seis′mogram, the record made by a seismometer; Seismog′rapher.

Seismom′etry, the measuring the phenomena of earthquakes; Seis′moscope, a name of the simpler form of seismometer.

Having undergone a few small changes, fixed in a threefold combination it serves as our most sensitive and accurate seismometer.

In due time they reach, say the Isle of Wight, where they set the pencil of the seismometer at work.

Unfortunately this fate was shared by a seismometer that had been set up on the island.

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