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seism

Pronunciation:  'sIzum

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Matching Terms:  seise, seisin, seismal, seismic, seismic disturbance, seismic reflection profiler, seismogram, seismograph, seismographic, seismography, seismologic, seismological, seismologist, seismology, seismometer, seismometric, seismometry, seismosaur, seismosaurus, seismoscope

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 Definition: [n]  shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
 
 Synonyms: earthquake, quake, temblor
 
 See Also: earth tremor, geological phenomenon, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shock, submarine earthquake, tremor

 

 



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