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noun
A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, volcanology
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwr̥dus Ancient Greek βρᾰδῠ́ς (brădŭ́s)bor. English brady- English seism English bradyseism From brady- (“slow”) + seism.
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