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noun
The measurement and recording of earthquakes and other ground vibrations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The study of these records, seismology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
History
From seismo- + -graphy.
