pleistoseist
/ˌplʌɪstəˈsiːɪst/Seismology
noun
A line on a map or diagram marking the limit of the area of maximum disturbance in an earthquake; the area itself.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Milne (b. 1865). From German Pleistoseiste from ancient Greek πλεῖστος most + ancient Greek σειστός shaken from ancient Greek σείειν to shake + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives.
- standard issue
- standardizable
- localisability
- localisation
- localise
- localism
- localist
- localistic
- localitis
- locality
- localizability
- localizable
- localization
- localize
- localizer
- local line
- locally
- local maximum
- local minimum
- local motion
- localness
- local option
- local optionist
- local oscillation
- local oscillator