microseism
noun
mi·cro·seism ˈmī-krə-ˌsī-zəm 
: a feeble rhythmically and persistently recurring earth tremor
microseismic
ˌmī-krə-ˈsīz-mik
adjective -ˈsīs-
microseismicity
ˌmī-krə-sīz-ˈmi-sə-tē
noun -sīs-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. 
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 See More
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + Greek seismos earthquake — more at seismic
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
microseism
noun
as in microearthquake
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- microearthquake
- seaquake
- convulsion
- upheaval
- tremor
- quake
- earthquake
- shock
- foreshock
- temblor
- aftershock
- cataclysm
- shake