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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
seismology
noun
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▪ Since my first attachment to seismology, I have had a horror of predictions and of predictors.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Seismology

Seismology \Seis*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ??? an earthquake + -logy.] The science of earthquakes.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
seismology

1852, from seismo- + -logy. Related: Seismological (1850).

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seismology

n. The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.

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seismology

n. the branch of geology that studies earthquakes

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Seismology

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 also includes studies of earthquake environmental effects, such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, oceanic, atmospheric, and artificial processes (such as explosions). A related field that uses geology to infer information regarding past earthquakes is paleoseismology. A recording of earth motion as a function of time is called a seismogram. A seismologist is a scientist who does research in seismology.

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.