seismology
pronunciation
How to pronounce seismology in British English:
UK [saɪzˈmɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce seismology in American English:
US [saɪzˈmɑːlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
Word Origin
- seismology (n.)
- 1852, from seismo- + -logy. Related: Seismological (1850).
Example
- 1. Now financial seismology is where it 's all at .
- 2. This led to breakthroughs in 3d seismology and directional drilling .
- 3. Seismology , for example , makes progress through better instruments , improved theories or more frequent earthquakes .
- 4. The swiss unit is a militia corps with a pool of at least 700 people ready for duty whose skills range from engineering , seismology , telecommunications and war surgery .
- 5. He ranges over a number of themes , from seismology to chess-playing , but exhibit a is the american housing crash of 2007-08 that triggered the financial crisis .