单词 | seismic sea-wave |
释义 | > as lemmasseismic sea-wave seismic sea-wave n. = tsunami n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > convulsion caused by eruption watershake1577 seaquake1680 water wave1851 tidal wave1878 tsunami1897 seismic sea-wave1905 1905 C. Davison Study Recent Earthquakes vi. 163 (heading) Seismic sea~waves. 1944 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. xvii. 362 Strong submarine earthquakes are followed by seismic sea waves. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XIV. 355/1 Explosions or collapses taking place under water may cause water waves, sometimes of great size. These fall within the class of tsunamis (seismic sea waves). < as lemmas |
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