mi|cro|seism

mi|cro|seism
mi|cro|seism «MY kruh sy zuhm, -suhm», noun.
a faint earthquake tremor, detectable only with seismographs: »

Microseisms that travel about half a mile a second are the clue to changes in Great Lakes' weather detected in New York (Science News Letter).

[< micro- + Greek seismós a shaking, an earthquake < seíein to shake]

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  • seism — bathy·seism; bra·dy·seism; co·seism; mac·ro·seism; mega·seism; mi·cro·seism; tele·seism; seism; …   English syllables

  • microseism — mi·cro·seism …   English syllables

  • mi — mi·ac·i·dae; mi·a·cis; mi·am·i·an; mi·a·na; mi·ang; mi·ao; mi·ao yao; mi·ar·gy·rite; mi·a·ro·lit·ic; mi·as; mi·as·ma; mi·as·mal; mi·as·mat·ic; mi·as·mic; mi·as·tor; mi·aul; mi·ca; mi·ca·ceous; Mi·car·ta; mi·caw·ber; mi·caw·ber·ish;… …   English syllables

  • Microseism — Mi cro*seism, n. [Micro + Gr. ? an earthquake, fr. ? to shake.] A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected only by means of specially constructed apparatus. {Mi cro*seis mic}, {Mi cro*seis mic*al}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Microseismic — Microseism Mi cro*seism, n. [Micro + Gr. ? an earthquake, fr. ? to shake.] A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected only by means of specially constructed apparatus. {Mi cro*seis mic}, {Mi cro*seis mic*al}, a. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Microseismical — Microseism Mi cro*seism, n. [Micro + Gr. ? an earthquake, fr. ? to shake.] A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected only by means of specially constructed apparatus. {Mi cro*seis mic}, {Mi cro*seis mic*al}, a. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • microseism — mi•cro•seism [[t]ˈmaɪ krəˌsaɪ zəm, səm[/t]] n. gel a feeble recurrent vibration of the ground recorded by seismographs and believed to be due to an earthquake or a storm at sea • Etymology: 1885–90; micro+ Gk seismós earthquake (see seismic) mi… …   From formal English to slang

  • microseism — MICROSEÍSM, microseisme, s.n. Cutremur de pământ de intensitate mică, înregistrat numai de aparate foarte sensibile. – Din fr. microséisme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  Microseism ≠ macroseism Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

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