seismos
Earthquake = 地震
earthquake / earthworm / earthworks / earthman
Earthquake is spelled as one word, with "earth" and "quake" combined.
Earthquakes is the plural form.
One example of an earthquake-related word that starts with "x" is "seismic" which refers to the waves of energy caused by an earthquake.
No, "seismo" is not a Greek prefix. The Greek prefix for earthquake is "seismo-." In Greek, "seismos" means earthquake, so "seismo-" is used as a prefix in words related to earthquakes or seismic activity.
Science of earthquakes = seismology. 'Seismos' is the Greek word for Earthquake and Ology means 'the study of'.
The science of earthquakes (seismology) came from the Greek word seismos meaning "to shake".
σεισμολογία (sismologia or seismology) sismo-logia : the study of sismos(earthquake)
it means Quake, as in seismograph, measure quakes like earthquakes. :)
Σεισμός [seesmos]
earthquake.
Earthquake = 地震
seismo-, seism-, -seism, -seisms, -seisma, -seismically, -seismical, -seismal, & -seismic
earthquake / earthworm / earthworks / earthman
The word epicenter is typically heard after an earthquake has occurred. This word refers to the area of first impact by the earthquake, and is used to tell how big the earthquake was.
Another word for an earthquake's strength is magnitude. Magnitude is a measure of the size of the seismic waves produced by an earthquake.