seismic
pronunciation
How to pronounce seismic in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪzmɪk]
How to pronounce seismic in American English:
US [ˈsaɪzmɪk]
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- Adjective:
- subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
Word Origin
- seismic (adj.)
- 1858, from seismo- + -ic.
Example
- 1. And japan 's frequent seismic gyrations are notorious .
- 2. The giant dam has also been blamed for increased landslides and seismic activity that could trigger an earthquake .
- 3. But this is based on seismic data three decades old .
- 4. Seismic intensity is a term frequently used .
- 5. The oil industry uses supercomputers to trawl seismic data before drilling wells .