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The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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seismology
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Word definitions for seismology in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Since my first attachment to seismology , I have had a horror of predictions and of predictors.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Seismology \Seis*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ??? an earthquake + -logy.] The science of earthquakes.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός ( seismós ) meaning "earthquake" and -λογία ( -logía ) meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies. The field ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1852, from seismo- + -logy . Related: Seismological (1850).
Usage examples of seismology.
But the slabs weren't up to date, and the hall was cluttered with a couple of fish tanks and a small seismology station.