seismology

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seismology

  • /saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ US
  • /saɪsˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ US
  • /saɪzˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ UK
  • /saɪsˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

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From seismo- + -logy.

noun

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

    Similar: seismics

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noun the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior

Españolsismología
한국어지진학 jijinhak
日本語地震学 jishingaku
中文地震學 /地震学 dìzhènxué
हिन्दीभूकम्पविज्ञान bhūkampavijñān
Portuguêssismologia
Françaissismologie, séismologie
DeutschSeismologie
Italianosismologia
Ελληνικάσεισμολογία seismología
Românăseismologie
Русскийсейсмоло́гия sejsmológija
Tiếng Việtđịa chấn học
العربيةعِلْم اَلزَّلَازِل ʕilm az-zalāzil
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@misc{seismology_2026,
  title = {seismology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seismology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}