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paleoseismology en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English seismology English paleoseismology From paleo- + seismology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The study of ancient rocks and sediments for evidence of seismic events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, from times before records were kept.

Deriveds

paleoseismologist · paleoseismological

Relateds

seismology · archaeoseismology