单词 | seismograph |
释义 | seismo- /sīz-mō-, -mə- or -mo-/combining formDenoting an earthquake ORIGIN: Gr seismos a shaking, from seiein to shake seisˈmal, seisˈmic or seisˈmical adjective (seismic array a system of seismographs, linked together and placed so as to increase sensitivity to the occurrence of earthquakes; seismic prospecting investigating the depth and character of subsurface rock formations by noting the travel times of reflected and refracted artificial shock waves; seismic shock or wave a vibration or shock wave resulting from earth movements) seisˈmically adverb seismicity /-misˈi-ti/ noun Liability to or frequency of earthquakes seisˈmism noun Earthquake phenomena seisˈmogram noun A seismograph record seisˈmograph noun An instrument for registering earthquakes seismogˈrapher noun seismographˈic or seismographˈical adjective seismogˈraphy noun seismologˈic or seismologˈical adjective seismologˈically adverb seismolˈogist noun seismolˈogy noun The science and study of earthquakes seismomˈeter noun An instrument for measuring the intensity and duration of earthquakes seismometˈric or seismometˈrical adjective seismomˈetry noun seismonasˈtic adjective seisˈmonasty noun (Gr nastos pressed together, compressed; botany) Response to mechanical shock seisˈmoscope noun An instrument for detecting earthquakes seismoscopˈic adjective |
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