microseismologyn.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)sʌɪzˈmɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊsaɪzˈmɑlədʒi/ rare.
The scientific study of microseismic activity.
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microseismology1884
1884 Athenæum 1 Nov. 566/2 The new branch of science which is directed to the observation of these minute tremors is to be called micro-seismology.
1884 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 Nov. 762 The study of these slight movements of our great Mother is called microseismology.
1954 Science 29 Jan. 146/1 Nine such meetings were arranged around the following subjects: Current Research Projects of Pacific Meteorology,..Microseismology, and Climatology.
1988 Inst. Geophys. Polish Acad. Sci. M. 10 203 An important contribution of microseismology to the geochemical practice is the demarcation of regions where the rockburst risk is imminent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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