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seismological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to seismology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or concerned with seismology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seismologic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English seismology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English seismological From seismology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: sismolóxicu — Relating to seismology
  • Belarusian: сейсмалагі́чны (sjejsmalahíčny) — Relating to seismology
  • Catalan: sismològic — Relating to seismology
  • Czech: seizmologický — Relating to seismology
  • Danish: seismologisk — Relating to seismology
  • Dutch: seismologisch — Relating to seismology
  • Estonian: seismoloogiline — Relating to seismology
  • French: sismologique — Relating to seismology
  • Galician: sismolóxico — Relating to seismology
  • Georgian: სეისმოლოგიური (seismologiuri) — Relating to seismology
  • German: seismologisch — Relating to seismology
  • Greek: σεισμολογικός (seismologikós) — Relating to seismology
  • Hungarian: szeizmológiai — Relating to seismology
  • Italian: sismologico — Relating to seismology
  • Polish: sejsmologiczny — Relating to seismology
  • Portuguese: sismológico — Relating to seismology
  • Russian: сейсмологи́ческий (sejsmologíčeskij) — Relating to seismology
  • Spanish: sismológico — Relating to seismology
  • Swedish: seismologisk — Relating to seismology
  • Ukrainian: сейсмологі́чний (sejsmolohíčnyj) — Relating to seismology