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单词 seismology
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Definition of seismology in English:

seismology

noun sʌɪzˈmɒlədʒisaɪzˈmɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • The branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Colombia also has been at the forefront of studies of volcanology and seismology.
    • If so, then seismology has found a fertile habitat in earthquake-prone California.
    • He is an internationally renowned authority in rock mechanics, seismology and volcanology.
    • The social and physical sciences are strong in the areas of environmental studies, telecommunications, social policies of the state, geology, seismology, and archeology.
    • Continued advances in supercomputing are also vital for a host of scientific advancements in biology, climate, economics, energy, material science, medicine, physics, and seismology.
    • His interests are applied mathematics, numerical analysis and the application of computer science to problems in geophysics and seismology.
    • A multitude of issues in different scientific disciplines - planetary geology, meteorology, seismology, and other fields - could be answered by putting humans on Mars.
    • She is the author of many research papers in the field of seismology, but she clearly has a special interest in sharing her expertise with a popular audience.
    • France and the U.S. have cooperated in space programs that have resulted in significant advancements in the understanding of such phenomena as El Niño, climate change, and seismology.
    • However, the era of earthquake seismology as a modern science began in the late 1800s with the installation of sensitive instruments called seismographs.
    • Despite tremendous technological advances in earthquake seismology, many fundamental mysteries remain.
    • It's a fascinating field, seismology: part science, part history, part sociology, and, alas, part prophecy.
    • It wasn't until after she completed her formal education that Hutton chose earthquake science, or seismology, as a profession.
    • He later attributed his discovery of reflection seismology to surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as a child.
    • According to Packard and Hoskinson, the purity of the tone may lead to the development of rotation sensors that are sufficiently sensitive to be used for Earth science, seismology and inertial navigation.
    • The team includes experts in pattern recognition, geodynamics, seismology, chaos theory, statistical physics and public safety.
    • In the last few years, the council has carried out collaborative projects with India in diverse fields, including seismology, nanotechnology, information education and social science.
    • In particular, this is vital for projects on the frontiers of science and engineering, projects such as particle physics, astronomy, bioinformatics, global climate modeling, and seismology.
    • One of the strongest observations in seismology is that earthquakes cluster in space and time.
    • In seismology, stochastic models can be used to describe velocity heterogeneities that are too small or too numerous to be described deterministically.

Derivatives

  • seismological

  • adjective sʌɪzməˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌsaɪzməˈlɑdʒək(ə)l
    • Through compilations of time-integrated geological and seismological information, areas of high earthquake risk can be identified.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These data are used in conjunction with seismological data to infer the chemical composition of the materials in the earth's interior.
      • From geophysical, geological, and seismological information, seismic zoning maps have been made on a variety of scales.
      • He has served on more than a dozen government committees reviewing various aspects of seismological monitoring.
      • The Georgian seismological station in Tbilisi said the quake had a magnitude of 5 or 6.
  • seismologically

  • adverbsʌɪzməˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li
    • Bay Area residents and authorities may have been lulled into a false sense of security, because the last century has been relatively quiet for California, seismologically speaking.
  • seismologist

  • nounsʌɪzˈmɒlədʒɪstsaɪzˈmɑlədʒəst
    • The Richter scale was developed by seismologist Charles Richter in the 1930s to bring consistent, objective criteria to evaluating the size of earthquakes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With more earthquakes, more and better seismographs recording quakes, and more comprehensive compilations of seismic data, seismologists are sharpening their view of the African plume.
      • These observations are consistent with what seismologists are learning about how the earthquake progressed, Haeussler said.
      • The assessment of specific earthquake hazards has involved seismologists, geologists, and earthquake engineers.
      • Schwartz co-chaired a team of geologists, seismologists, and geophysicists that released a 2002 report concluding the Bay Area is due for a magnitude 6.7 or greater quake in about 30 years.
 
 

Definition of seismology in US English:

seismology

nounsīzˈmäləjēsaɪzˈmɑlədʒi
  • The branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If so, then seismology has found a fertile habitat in earthquake-prone California.
    • However, the era of earthquake seismology as a modern science began in the late 1800s with the installation of sensitive instruments called seismographs.
    • The team includes experts in pattern recognition, geodynamics, seismology, chaos theory, statistical physics and public safety.
    • According to Packard and Hoskinson, the purity of the tone may lead to the development of rotation sensors that are sufficiently sensitive to be used for Earth science, seismology and inertial navigation.
    • In the last few years, the council has carried out collaborative projects with India in diverse fields, including seismology, nanotechnology, information education and social science.
    • It's a fascinating field, seismology: part science, part history, part sociology, and, alas, part prophecy.
    • One of the strongest observations in seismology is that earthquakes cluster in space and time.
    • France and the U.S. have cooperated in space programs that have resulted in significant advancements in the understanding of such phenomena as El Niño, climate change, and seismology.
    • She is the author of many research papers in the field of seismology, but she clearly has a special interest in sharing her expertise with a popular audience.
    • Despite tremendous technological advances in earthquake seismology, many fundamental mysteries remain.
    • The social and physical sciences are strong in the areas of environmental studies, telecommunications, social policies of the state, geology, seismology, and archeology.
    • He later attributed his discovery of reflection seismology to surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as a child.
    • He is an internationally renowned authority in rock mechanics, seismology and volcanology.
    • It wasn't until after she completed her formal education that Hutton chose earthquake science, or seismology, as a profession.
    • In seismology, stochastic models can be used to describe velocity heterogeneities that are too small or too numerous to be described deterministically.
    • Continued advances in supercomputing are also vital for a host of scientific advancements in biology, climate, economics, energy, material science, medicine, physics, and seismology.
    • A multitude of issues in different scientific disciplines - planetary geology, meteorology, seismology, and other fields - could be answered by putting humans on Mars.
    • His interests are applied mathematics, numerical analysis and the application of computer science to problems in geophysics and seismology.
    • Colombia also has been at the forefront of studies of volcanology and seismology.
    • In particular, this is vital for projects on the frontiers of science and engineering, projects such as particle physics, astronomy, bioinformatics, global climate modeling, and seismology.
 
 
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