- seismometry
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1858 the scientific study of earthquakes
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
seismometry
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Seismometry — Seis*mom e*try, n. The mensuration of such phenomena of earthquakes as can be expressed in numbers, or by their relation to the co[ o]rdinates of space. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seismometry — seis·mom·e·try (sīz mŏmʹĭ trē) n. The scientific study and recording of earthquakes. * * * … Universalium
seismometry — seis·mom·e·try … English syllables
seismometry — ̷ ̷ˈmämə.trē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary seismo + metry : the scientific study of earthquake phenomena especially by means of the seismometer … Useful english dictionary
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Seismometric — Seis mo*met ric, a. Of or pertaining to seismometry, or seismometer; as, seismometric instruments; seismometric measurements. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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