Seismic



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GRE 红宝书

• adj. 地震的
• ［英］ adj. 地震的 ( of or caused by an earthquake)
• ［记］ seism ( 地震) +ic -> 地震的
• ［同］ 同根词: seismograph ( 地震仪) ;seismology ( 地震学)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Greek seismos shock, earthquake, from seiein to shake; probably akin to Avestan thwaēshō fear
• Date: 1858
• 1. of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake; also of or relating to an earth vibration caused by something else (as an explosion or the impact of a meteorite)
• 2. of or relating to a vibration on a celestial body (as the moon) comparable to a seismic event on earth
• 3. having a strong or widespread impact ; earthshaking <seismic social changes>
• ? seismically adverb

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