noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
General-American:/saɪsˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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Received-Pronunciation:/saɪzˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Received-Pronunciation:/saɪsˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
CMU ARPABET:S AY2 Z M AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seismics
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geophysics, geophysical science
History
Etymology
From seismo- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
seismologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Arabic:
عِلْم اَلزَّلَازِل
(ʕilm az-zalāzil)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Azerbaijani:
zəlzələşünaslıq
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Bulgarian:
сеизмология
(seizmologija)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Catalan:
sismologia
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Chinese Mandarin:
地震學 /地震学
(dìzhènxué)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Czech:
seismologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Czech:
seizmologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Dutch:
seismologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Finnish:
seismologia
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
French:
sismologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
French:
séismologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Galician:
sismoloxía
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
German:
Seismologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Greek:
σεισμολογία
(seismología)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Hebrew:
סייסמולוגיה
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Hindi:
भूकम्पविज्ञान
(bhūkampavijñān)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Hungarian:
szeizmológia
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Hungarian:
földrengéstan
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Icelandic:
jarðskjálftafræði
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Icelandic:
skjálftafræði
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Indonesian:
seismologi
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Irish:
seismeolaíocht
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Italian:
sismologia
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Japanese:
地震学
(jishingaku)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Khmer:
រញ្ជួយដីវិទ្យា
(rʊəñcuəy dəy vityie)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Korean:
지진학
(jijinhak)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Latin:
seismologia
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Latvian:
seismoloģija
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Lithuanian:
seismologija
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Māori:
mātai rūwhenua
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Norwegian Bokmål:
seismologi
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Norwegian Nynorsk:
seismologi
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Persian:
زلزلهشناسی
(zelzele-šenâsi)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Polish:
sejsmologia
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Portuguese:
sismologia
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Romanian:
seismologie
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Russian:
сейсмоло́гия
(sejsmológija)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Spanish:
sismología
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Tagalog:
sismolohiya
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Tajik:
зилзилашиносӣ
(zilzilašinosi)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Turkish:
sismoloji
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Ukrainian:
сейсмоло́гія
(sejsmolóhija)
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Uzbek:
zilzilashunoslik
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
Vietnamese:
địa chấn học
— the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
