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seismic

 
(sīz'mĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration.
  2. Earthshaking: an issue of seismic proportions and ramifications.
seismically seis'mi·cal·ly adv.

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Of an earthquake. The seismic focus or seismic origin is the point of origin of the earthquake within the crust. The resulting shocks are seismic waves, which may be recorded and measured by a seismograph. Seismology is the study of earthquakes, and of other earth movements, such as those caused by humans.

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IN BRIEF: Relating to earthquakes.

pronunciation The seismic shock buckled highways and moved houses into their neighbors' yards.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - seismisk, jordskælvs-

Nederlands (Dutch)
seismisch, aardbevings-

Français (French)
adj. - sismique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Erdbeben-, seismisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γεωλ.) σεισμικός

Italiano (Italian)
sismico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sísmico

Русский (Russian)
сейсмический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sísmico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - seismisk, jordbävnings-, jordskalvs-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
地震的, 因地震而引起的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 地震的, 因地震而引起的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지진의, 진동의, 지진에 의한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地震の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زلزالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של רעש-אדמה, בעל ממדים או אפקט עצומים, רעשי, סיסמי, של תנודות שנגרמו ע"י פיצוץ‬


 
 
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Seismometer (science)
seismic detector (engineering)
raw map (geophysics)

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