请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 microseism
释义

microseism

[ mahy-kruh-sahy-zuhm, -suhm ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌsaɪ zəm, -səm /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR microseism ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Geology.

a feeble, recurrent vibration of the ground recorded by seismographs and believed to be due to an earthquake or a storm at sea.

Origin of microseism

First recorded in 1885–90; micro- + seism

OTHER WORDS FROM microseism

mi·cro·seis·mic, mi·cro·seis·mi·cal, adjective

Words nearby microseism

microscopic anatomy, Microscopium, microscopy, microsecond, microsegment, microseism, microsensor, microsite, microsleep, microsmatic, microsociology
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for microseism

microseism
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsaɪzəm) /

noun

a very slight tremor of the earth's surface, thought not to be caused by an earthquake

Derived forms of microseism

microseismic (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsaɪzmɪk) or microseismical, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for microseism

microseism
[ mīkrə-sī′zəm ]

A faint Earth tremor, unrelated to earthquakes, caused by natural phenomena, such as winds and strong ocean waves.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 14:49:27