microseism

mi·cro·seism

M0277000 (mī′krə-sī′zəm)n. A faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as winds and strong ocean waves.

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mi′cro·seis′mic (-sīz′mĭk, -sīs′-) adj.

microseism

(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsaɪzəm) n (Geological Science) a very slight tremor of the earth's surface, thought not to be caused by an earthquake microseismic, ˌmicroˈseismical adj

mi•cro•seism

(ˈmaɪ krəˌsaɪ zəm, -səm)

n. a feeble recurrent vibration of the ground recorded by seismographs and believed to be due to an earthquake or a storm at sea. [1885–90; micro + Greek seismós earthquake (see seismic)] mi`cro•seis′mic, mi`cro•seis′mi•cal, adj.

microseism

an almost imperceptible earth tremor caused by a violent sea storm or an earthquake and detected only by a microseismometer. — microseismic, adj.See also: Earthquakes

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

microseism - a small earthquake earth tremor, tremorearthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activityaftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquakeforeshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake

Translations

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