adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsaɪzmɪk/
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Philippines:/ˈsaɪsmɪk/
Philippines:/ˈsismɪk/
rhymes with -aɪzmɪk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
seismic activity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Subject to earthquakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a seismic area
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of very large or widespread effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seismal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Based on Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”) + -ic, equivalent to seismo- + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
زِلْزَالِيّ
(zilzāliyy)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Asturian:
sísmicu
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Belarusian:
сейсмі́чны
(sjejsmíčny)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Bulgarian:
земетръсен
(zemetrǎsen)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Catalan:
sísmic
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin:
地震的
(dìzhèn de)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Czech:
seizmický
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Czech:
seismický
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Danish:
seismisk
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Dutch:
seismisch
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Esperanto:
seisma
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Esperanto:
sisma
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Estonian:
seismiline
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Finnish:
seisminen
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
French:
sismique
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Galician:
sísmico
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Georgian:
სეისმური
(seismuri)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
German:
seismisch
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Greek:
σεισμικός
(seismikós)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Hungarian:
szeizmikus
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Icelandic:
jarðskjálfta-
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Ido:
sismala
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Ido:
sisma
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Italian:
sismico
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Latin:
sīsmicus
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Nepali:
भूकम्पीय
(bhūkampīya)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Persian:
زلزلهای
(zelzele-'i)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Polish:
sejsmiczny
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Portuguese:
sísmico
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Romanian:
seismic
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Russian:
сейсми́ческий
(sejsmíčeskij)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Spanish:
sísmico
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Swedish:
seismisk
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Turkish:
sismik
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Ukrainian:
сейсмі́чний
(sejsmíčnyj)
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Vietnamese:
địa chấn
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Welsh:
crynfaol
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Welsh:
seismig
— related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth
Azerbaijani:
zəlzələli
— subject to earthquakes
Chinese Mandarin:
地震多發的 /地震多发的
(dìzhèn duōfā de)
— subject to earthquakes
Finnish:
seisminen
— subject to earthquakes
Finnish:
maanjäristysaltis
— subject to earthquakes
French:
sismique
— subject to earthquakes
Galician:
sísmico
— subject to earthquakes
Chinese Mandarin:
影響深遠的 /影响深远的
(yǐngxiǎng shēnyuǎn de)
— of very large or widespread effect
Finnish:
järisyttävä
— of very large or widespread effect
Galician:
sísmico
— of very large or widespread effect
Polish:
porażający
— of very large or widespread effect
