aseismicadj.
/əˈsʌɪzmɪk//eɪˈsʌɪzmɪk/ Resistant to the destructive effects of earthquakes.
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the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > specific
pistol-proof1590
sword-proofa1593
fireproof1610
plot proofa1616
shot-free1616
stick-free1632
armour-proof1635
water-free1642
sting-free1644
iron-free1670
bomb-proof1702
ball-proof1759
bear-proof1840
bullet-proof1856
dingo-proof1873
aseismic1884
tamperproof1886
radioresistant1922
tamper-resistant1978
1884 Nature 24 Jan. 290 A house that my experience suggests as being aseismic.
1908 C. G. Knott Physics Earthquake Phenomena iv. 50 D. and T. Stevenson, the well-known lighthouse engineers, made the method the foundation principle of their ‘aseismic joint’.
1939 Archit. Rev. 85 223 A third structural problem was introduced by the necessity of aseismic design.
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