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seismology
[ sahyz-mol-uh-jee, sahys- ]
noun
- the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
seismology
/ ˌsaɪzməˈlɒdʒɪk; saɪzˈmɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the branch of geology concerned with the study of earthquakes and seismic waves
seismology
/ sīz-mŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of earthquakes and of the internal structure of the Earth. It includes the study of the origin, geographic distribution, effects, and possible prediction of earthquakes.
seismology
- The branch of science devoted to the study of seismic waves and the information they provide about the structure of the interior of the Earth .
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Derived Forms
- ˌseismoˈlogically, adverb
- seisˈmologist, noun
- seismologic, adjective
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Other Words From
- seis·mo·log·ic [sahyz-m, uh, -, loj, -ik, sahys-], seis·mo·log·i·cal adjective
- seis·mo·log·i·cal·ly adverb
- seis·mol·o·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seismology1
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Example Sentences
“Regarding seismology and InSight, there are also still many open questions for the extended mission,” says Knapmeyer-Endrun.
Not just a boon for exoplanet research, Kepler pushed stellar seismology to the forefront by simply staring at the same stars for a really long time.
The Rotational Motions in Seismology, or ROMY gyroscope array, can monitor Earth’s tiny wobbles continuously, researchers demonstrate in an experiment reported online July 17 in Physical Review Letters.
My object, so far, has been to mark the progress of ascertained theoretic notions as to Seismology.
The investigation of earthquakes, seismology, has become in the present day an independent subject of scientific interest.
The question of the origin of earthquakes stands in constant connection with this external development of seismology.
In one respect, the earthquakes described above fail to represent the progress of modern seismology.
Witness what they have done in seismology, botany, and medicine.
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