Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.

    Seismologie

    сейсмоло́гияsejsmológija

    сейсмоло́гіяsejsmolóhija

More definitions
  • the branch of geology that studies earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies

Translations

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Українська
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the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior:
Русский
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the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior:

Origin

From seismo- + -logy.

From seismo- + -logy.

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