seismograph
pronunciation
How to pronounce seismograph in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪzməɡrɑːf]
How to pronounce seismograph in American English:
US [ˈsaɪzməɡræf]
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- Noun:
- a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)
Word Origin
- seismograph (n.)
- "instrument for measuring the motions of an earthquake," 1858, from seismo- + -graph. Based on Italian sismografo, coined and invented by Luigi Palmieri (1807-1896), director of meteorological observation on Mount Vesuvius. Related: Seismographic; seismography (1865).
Example
- 1. These things entail that the seismograph becomes rather bully .
- 2. People will use " ha long frog opera " to describe the " seismograph " in appearance .
- 3. Made of bronze , the seismograph had eight dragon figures facing eight directions .
- 4. Today , quartz crystal clocks are generally used on the seismograph stations .
- 5. Something very strange hit almost every seismograph in the us at the same time !