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/suyz"miz euhm, suys"-/, n.the natural activity or group of phenomena associated with earthquakes.[1900-05; SEISM + -ISM]
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seismism — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌmizəm noun ( s) Etymology: Greek seismos earthquake + English ism : earthquake phenomena : seismic activity * * * /suyz miz euhm, suys /, n. the natural activity or group of phenomena associated with earthquakes. [1900 05; SEISM + ISM … Useful english dictionary
seismism — seis·mism … English syllables
Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 … Wikipedia
σεισμισμός — ο, Ν το σύνολο τών σεισμικών φαινομένων που εξετάζονται ταυτοχρόνως. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. seismism (< σεισμός + ισμός*)] … Dictionary of Greek
earthquake — n seism, seismism, microseism, earth tremor, shock, upheaval, cataclysm … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
earthquake — [n] tremor from inside the earth convulsion, fault, macroseism, microseism, movement, quake, quaker*, seimicity, seism, seismism, shake, shock, slip, temblor, trembler*, undulation, upheaval; concepts 144,526 … New thesaurus
seismic — a. pertaining to earthquakes. ♦ seismicity, n. ♦ seismal, ♦ seismatical, ♦ seismetic, a. ♦ seismism, n. seismic phenomena. ♦ seismograph, n. instrument recording earthquakes. ♦ seismology, n. study of earthquakes. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
