Definition of seismic in English:

seismic

adjective ˈsʌɪzmɪkˈsaɪzmɪk

1Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
after a few days of seismic activity the volcanic eruption started
Example sentencesExamples
- The Earth's core is releasing a great deal of energy and it explains the weather patterns, the increase of seismic activity and volcanism.
- Scientists said they believe the seismic activity is being caused by pressure from a reservoir of molten rock a little more than a mile below the crater.
- Tedesco said the researchers' major concern is possible seismic activity under Lake Kivu.
- The center said there were 43 mudslides, most of them located in Nantou County, where the seismic activity has made the county prone to mudflows.
- One boon was a new awareness of the extent to which seismic activity affects Yellowstone's geothermal features.
- The region experiences a high rate of seismic activity, making it susceptible to earthquake damage.
- Unpredicted pestilence, volcanic and seismic activity uprooted peoples from their established communities, forcing them to travel through uncharted territories.
- The analysis concerns the seismic activity occurring during 1874-1913.
- The earthquakes indicate releases of seismic energy and magma movement.
- The Government has already identified areas that are vulnerable to earthquake based on seismic activity.
- Area vulcanologists said seismic activity remained at stable, non-threatening levels.
- The Indonesian archipelago sits on the Pacific Rim of Fire, noted for its volcanic and seismic activity.
- There were also seismic activity earthquakes in central California.
- We considered as positively correlated only those values clearly showing a marked deviation from the average seismic activity.
- Intermediate and long-term predictions on timescales of between 1 and 100 years are generally based on past records of seismic activity.
- The seismic activity on the volcano is not changing at all while these emissions are taking place.
- Scientists currently are monitoring the seismic activity, as well as volcanic gasses being emitted and the swelling and contracting of the volcanic dome.
- In 1994, Tolstoy and her team deployed equipment on the ocean floor to record both seismic activity and tides.
- It also became apparent that the ridges are prime sites of seismic activity and basaltic eruption.
- Through measuring seismic activity, these scientists expect to predict an approaching eruption months in advance.
1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting geological surveying methods involving vibrations produced artificially by explosions.
  seismic data show the deep structure of rift systems
  Example sentencesExamples
  Seismology tells us only about physical properties such as seismic velocity, attenuation, and, more indirectly, temperature.
  By the 1980s, many other countries were funding the collection of deep seismic reflection data for academic research.
  Problems often occur with seismic surveying at sea, such as battery power that is sapped after a few months and release mechanisms that do not perform correctly.
  Evaluation of the new seismic data from Bulgaria had yielded very interesting results, he said.
  Someone had to man the rigs and further seismic surveying would be based at a nearby port.
  Thus, recognition and mapping of the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone in the North Sea requires deep seismic data.
  The fishermen also blame the seismic work of oil companies, setting off explosions on the sea floor which may be responsible for killing many of the cod fry.
  Before the wells were dug, surveys and seismic testing had to be undertaken using sonar equipment, to find the best site for digging.
  The petroleum industry in particular invested heavily in these advances, being largely concerned with seismic surveying.
  The best way to reduce the risk to marine life posed by seismic testing is to avoid conducting such surveys in rich environments, the biologist concluded.
  Others say that the squid deaths have been caused by underwater seismic surveys using air guns.
  In spite of these reservations, the implications of applying the structural method to the seismic data are investigated in the following section.
  Deep seismic profiles show marked changes in structure along the orogen.
  The method can be used for large-scale seismic data transmission.
  From our new seismic dataset, we verify this crustal pattern.
2. 1.2 Of enormous proportions or effect.
  there are seismic pressures threatening American society
  Example sentencesExamples
  For this to happen it will take a cultural change of seismic proportions.
  Barring an event of seismic proportions, the ruling party's candidate will be Namibia's President-elect.
  Reading some of the editorials you would think it was an event of seismic proportions.
  It is a reminder that travel can have a seismic effect, either on the travellers and their homeland or the places visited.
  Cramer believes that US broadcasting underwent a seismic shift on September 11 last year.

Derivatives

seismical

adjective

seismically

adverbˈsʌɪzmɪk(ə)liˈsaɪzmək(ə)li

as submodifier this region is the most seismically active in North America
Example sentencesExamples
- Home to 12 million residents, metropolitan Tokyo is vast, unruly, and spreads across Japan's Kanto Plain - one of the world's most seismically active regions.
- Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India are seismically active because of this major set of faults.
- Greece is one of the most seismically active countries in Europe.
- Japan is one of the world's most seismically active areas.
- ‘Nevada is the second most seismically active state in the US after California,’ said Voegele.

seismal

adjective

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek seismos 'earthquake' (from seien 'to shake') + -ic.

Definition of seismic in US English:

seismic

adjectiveˈsīzmikˈsaɪzmɪk

1Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
Example sentencesExamples
- Scientists currently are monitoring the seismic activity, as well as volcanic gasses being emitted and the swelling and contracting of the volcanic dome.
- The center said there were 43 mudslides, most of them located in Nantou County, where the seismic activity has made the county prone to mudflows.
- Scientists said they believe the seismic activity is being caused by pressure from a reservoir of molten rock a little more than a mile below the crater.
- Intermediate and long-term predictions on timescales of between 1 and 100 years are generally based on past records of seismic activity.
- Unpredicted pestilence, volcanic and seismic activity uprooted peoples from their established communities, forcing them to travel through uncharted territories.
- One boon was a new awareness of the extent to which seismic activity affects Yellowstone's geothermal features.
- The earthquakes indicate releases of seismic energy and magma movement.
- The Earth's core is releasing a great deal of energy and it explains the weather patterns, the increase of seismic activity and volcanism.
- The region experiences a high rate of seismic activity, making it susceptible to earthquake damage.
- It also became apparent that the ridges are prime sites of seismic activity and basaltic eruption.
- The seismic activity on the volcano is not changing at all while these emissions are taking place.
- The Government has already identified areas that are vulnerable to earthquake based on seismic activity.
- The Indonesian archipelago sits on the Pacific Rim of Fire, noted for its volcanic and seismic activity.
- In 1994, Tolstoy and her team deployed equipment on the ocean floor to record both seismic activity and tides.
- Through measuring seismic activity, these scientists expect to predict an approaching eruption months in advance.
- Area vulcanologists said seismic activity remained at stable, non-threatening levels.
- We considered as positively correlated only those values clearly showing a marked deviation from the average seismic activity.
- There were also seismic activity earthquakes in central California.
- Tedesco said the researchers' major concern is possible seismic activity under Lake Kivu.
- The analysis concerns the seismic activity occurring during 1874-1913.
1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting geological surveying methods involving vibrations produced artificially by explosions.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Problems often occur with seismic surveying at sea, such as battery power that is sapped after a few months and release mechanisms that do not perform correctly.
  By the 1980s, many other countries were funding the collection of deep seismic reflection data for academic research.
  The fishermen also blame the seismic work of oil companies, setting off explosions on the sea floor which may be responsible for killing many of the cod fry.
  Others say that the squid deaths have been caused by underwater seismic surveys using air guns.
  Someone had to man the rigs and further seismic surveying would be based at a nearby port.
  Thus, recognition and mapping of the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone in the North Sea requires deep seismic data.
  Evaluation of the new seismic data from Bulgaria had yielded very interesting results, he said.
  In spite of these reservations, the implications of applying the structural method to the seismic data are investigated in the following section.
  Deep seismic profiles show marked changes in structure along the orogen.
  The method can be used for large-scale seismic data transmission.
  The best way to reduce the risk to marine life posed by seismic testing is to avoid conducting such surveys in rich environments, the biologist concluded.
  The petroleum industry in particular invested heavily in these advances, being largely concerned with seismic surveying.
  Before the wells were dug, surveys and seismic testing had to be undertaken using sonar equipment, to find the best site for digging.
  From our new seismic dataset, we verify this crustal pattern.
  Seismology tells us only about physical properties such as seismic velocity, attenuation, and, more indirectly, temperature.
2. 1.2 Of enormous proportions or effect.
  there are seismic pressures threatening American society
  Example sentencesExamples
  For this to happen it will take a cultural change of seismic proportions.
  It is a reminder that travel can have a seismic effect, either on the travellers and their homeland or the places visited.
  Cramer believes that US broadcasting underwent a seismic shift on September 11 last year.
  Reading some of the editorials you would think it was an event of seismic proportions.
  Barring an event of seismic proportions, the ruling party's candidate will be Namibia's President-elect.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek seismos ‘earthquake’ (from seien ‘to shake’) + -ic.

单词	seismic
释义	Definition of seismic in English: seismic adjective ˈsʌɪzmɪkˈsaɪzmɪk 1Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust. after a few days of seismic activity the volcanic eruption started Example sentencesExamples The Earth's core is releasing a great deal of energy and it explains the weather patterns, the increase of seismic activity and volcanism. Scientists said they believe the seismic activity is being caused by pressure from a reservoir of molten rock a little more than a mile below the crater. Tedesco said the researchers' major concern is possible seismic activity under Lake Kivu. The center said there were 43 mudslides, most of them located in Nantou County, where the seismic activity has made the county prone to mudflows. One boon was a new awareness of the extent to which seismic activity affects Yellowstone's geothermal features. The region experiences a high rate of seismic activity, making it susceptible to earthquake damage. Unpredicted pestilence, volcanic and seismic activity uprooted peoples from their established communities, forcing them to travel through uncharted territories. The analysis concerns the seismic activity occurring during 1874-1913. The earthquakes indicate releases of seismic energy and magma movement. The Government has already identified areas that are vulnerable to earthquake based on seismic activity. Area vulcanologists said seismic activity remained at stable, non-threatening levels. The Indonesian archipelago sits on the Pacific Rim of Fire, noted for its volcanic and seismic activity. There were also seismic activity earthquakes in central California. We considered as positively correlated only those values clearly showing a marked deviation from the average seismic activity. Intermediate and long-term predictions on timescales of between 1 and 100 years are generally based on past records of seismic activity. The seismic activity on the volcano is not changing at all while these emissions are taking place. Scientists currently are monitoring the seismic activity, as well as volcanic gasses being emitted and the swelling and contracting of the volcanic dome. In 1994, Tolstoy and her team deployed equipment on the ocean floor to record both seismic activity and tides. It also became apparent that the ridges are prime sites of seismic activity and basaltic eruption. Through measuring seismic activity, these scientists expect to predict an approaching eruption months in advance. 1.1 Relating to or denoting geological surveying methods involving vibrations produced artificially by explosions. seismic data show the deep structure of rift systems Example sentencesExamples Seismology tells us only about physical properties such as seismic velocity, attenuation, and, more indirectly, temperature. By the 1980s, many other countries were funding the collection of deep seismic reflection data for academic research. Problems often occur with seismic surveying at sea, such as battery power that is sapped after a few months and release mechanisms that do not perform correctly. Evaluation of the new seismic data from Bulgaria had yielded very interesting results, he said. Someone had to man the rigs and further seismic surveying would be based at a nearby port. Thus, recognition and mapping of the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone in the North Sea requires deep seismic data. The fishermen also blame the seismic work of oil companies, setting off explosions on the sea floor which may be responsible for killing many of the cod fry. Before the wells were dug, surveys and seismic testing had to be undertaken using sonar equipment, to find the best site for digging. The petroleum industry in particular invested heavily in these advances, being largely concerned with seismic surveying. The best way to reduce the risk to marine life posed by seismic testing is to avoid conducting such surveys in rich environments, the biologist concluded. Others say that the squid deaths have been caused by underwater seismic surveys using air guns. In spite of these reservations, the implications of applying the structural method to the seismic data are investigated in the following section. Deep seismic profiles show marked changes in structure along the orogen. The method can be used for large-scale seismic data transmission. From our new seismic dataset, we verify this crustal pattern. 1.2 Of enormous proportions or effect. there are seismic pressures threatening American society Example sentencesExamples For this to happen it will take a cultural change of seismic proportions. Barring an event of seismic proportions, the ruling party's candidate will be Namibia's President-elect. Reading some of the editorials you would think it was an event of seismic proportions. It is a reminder that travel can have a seismic effect, either on the travellers and their homeland or the places visited. Cramer believes that US broadcasting underwent a seismic shift on September 11 last year. Derivatives seismical adjective seismically adverbˈsʌɪzmɪk(ə)liˈsaɪzmək(ə)li as submodifier this region is the most seismically active in North America Example sentencesExamples Home to 12 million residents, metropolitan Tokyo is vast, unruly, and spreads across Japan's Kanto Plain - one of the world's most seismically active regions. Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India are seismically active because of this major set of faults. Greece is one of the most seismically active countries in Europe. Japan is one of the world's most seismically active areas. ‘Nevada is the second most seismically active state in the US after California,’ said Voegele. seismal adjective Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek seismos 'earthquake' (from seien 'to shake') + -ic. Definition of seismic in US English: seismic adjectiveˈsīzmikˈsaɪzmɪk 1Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust. Example sentencesExamples Scientists currently are monitoring the seismic activity, as well as volcanic gasses being emitted and the swelling and contracting of the volcanic dome. The center said there were 43 mudslides, most of them located in Nantou County, where the seismic activity has made the county prone to mudflows. Scientists said they believe the seismic activity is being caused by pressure from a reservoir of molten rock a little more than a mile below the crater. Intermediate and long-term predictions on timescales of between 1 and 100 years are generally based on past records of seismic activity. Unpredicted pestilence, volcanic and seismic activity uprooted peoples from their established communities, forcing them to travel through uncharted territories. One boon was a new awareness of the extent to which seismic activity affects Yellowstone's geothermal features. The earthquakes indicate releases of seismic energy and magma movement. The Earth's core is releasing a great deal of energy and it explains the weather patterns, the increase of seismic activity and volcanism. The region experiences a high rate of seismic activity, making it susceptible to earthquake damage. It also became apparent that the ridges are prime sites of seismic activity and basaltic eruption. The seismic activity on the volcano is not changing at all while these emissions are taking place. The Government has already identified areas that are vulnerable to earthquake based on seismic activity. The Indonesian archipelago sits on the Pacific Rim of Fire, noted for its volcanic and seismic activity. In 1994, Tolstoy and her team deployed equipment on the ocean floor to record both seismic activity and tides. Through measuring seismic activity, these scientists expect to predict an approaching eruption months in advance. Area vulcanologists said seismic activity remained at stable, non-threatening levels. We considered as positively correlated only those values clearly showing a marked deviation from the average seismic activity. There were also seismic activity earthquakes in central California. Tedesco said the researchers' major concern is possible seismic activity under Lake Kivu. The analysis concerns the seismic activity occurring during 1874-1913. 1.1 Relating to or denoting geological surveying methods involving vibrations produced artificially by explosions. Example sentencesExamples Problems often occur with seismic surveying at sea, such as battery power that is sapped after a few months and release mechanisms that do not perform correctly. By the 1980s, many other countries were funding the collection of deep seismic reflection data for academic research. The fishermen also blame the seismic work of oil companies, setting off explosions on the sea floor which may be responsible for killing many of the cod fry. Others say that the squid deaths have been caused by underwater seismic surveys using air guns. Someone had to man the rigs and further seismic surveying would be based at a nearby port. Thus, recognition and mapping of the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone in the North Sea requires deep seismic data. Evaluation of the new seismic data from Bulgaria had yielded very interesting results, he said. In spite of these reservations, the implications of applying the structural method to the seismic data are investigated in the following section. Deep seismic profiles show marked changes in structure along the orogen. The method can be used for large-scale seismic data transmission. The best way to reduce the risk to marine life posed by seismic testing is to avoid conducting such surveys in rich environments, the biologist concluded. The petroleum industry in particular invested heavily in these advances, being largely concerned with seismic surveying. Before the wells were dug, surveys and seismic testing had to be undertaken using sonar equipment, to find the best site for digging. From our new seismic dataset, we verify this crustal pattern. Seismology tells us only about physical properties such as seismic velocity, attenuation, and, more indirectly, temperature. 1.2 Of enormous proportions or effect. there are seismic pressures threatening American society Example sentencesExamples For this to happen it will take a cultural change of seismic proportions. It is a reminder that travel can have a seismic effect, either on the travellers and their homeland or the places visited. Cramer believes that US broadcasting underwent a seismic shift on September 11 last year. Reading some of the editorials you would think it was an event of seismic proportions. Barring an event of seismic proportions, the ruling party's candidate will be Namibia's President-elect. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek seismos ‘earthquake’ (from seien ‘to shake’) + -ic.
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