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Definition of Seismology

1. Noun. The branch of geology that studies earthquakes.

Definition of Seismology

1. n. The science of earthquakes.

Definition of Seismology

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seismology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Seismology

1. The science of earthquakes. Origin: Gr. An earthquake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seismology

Literary usage of Seismology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"seismology hts become more and more a science of wave-motion, and the study of the effects of ... The sections devoted to the old seismology are scanty, ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"... long enough to give more than an indication of such an influence—if even that. 3. Report on seismology. See Reports, p. 161. 4. seismology at Mauritius. ..."

3. Earthquakes: An Introduction to Seismic Geology by William Herbert Hobbs (1907)
"The year 1872 is an important date in the history of seismology. On the 6th of March of that year occurred the Central German Earthquake, in the study of ..."

4. Earthquakes: An Introduction to Seismic Geology by William Herbert Hobbs (1907)
"The year 1872 is an important date in the history of seismology. On the 6th of March of that year occurred the Central ..."

5. The Physics of Earthquake Phenomena by Cargill Gilston Knott (1908)
"CHAPTER IV INSTRUMENTAL seismology Instrumental seismology. Development qf Seismographs in Japan an Italy. Realization of the Steady Point. ..."

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