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seismometer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From seismo- + -meter.

Meanings

1. A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.
   • Despite the Hebgen Lake quake and the other known risks, Yellowstone didn't get permanent seismometers until the 1970s. 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 205:
   • Researchers monitor the volcano through instruments and cables that extend from the coast. Among them are seismometers, which provide real-time data on the earthquakes occurring near the volcano, Chadwick said. 2025 August 20, Julia Jacobo, “Mile-deep underwater volcano off West Coast could erupt soon, scientists say”, in ABC News:

Forms

Deriveds

microseismometer

Relateds

seismometric · seismometry

Translations (16)

fr sismographe (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · pt sismómetro (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · ca sismòmetre (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · ko 지진계 (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · is jarðskjálftamælir (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · de Seismometer (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · ms seismometer (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · it sismometro (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · mi ine-rū (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · ru сейсмо́метр (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · cmn 地震儀 /地震仪 (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · es sismómetro (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · tl sismometro (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · ja 地震計 (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · pt sismômetro (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) · fi seismometri (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves)