seis·mol·o·gy

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• seis|mol|o|gy — «syz MOL uh jee, sys », noun. the scientific study of earthquakes and other movements of the earth s crust: »Seismology has lifted our notions about the interior of our planet from the realm of wild speculation to the stage of scientific… …   Useful english dictionary

• seis|mol|o|gist — «syz MOL uh jihst, sys », noun. an expert n seismology …   Useful english dictionary

• he´li|o|seis|mol´o|gist — he|li|o|seis|mol|o|gy «HEE lee oh syz MOL uh jee, sys », noun. the study of the waves in the sun s atmosphere: »The study of the waves, known as helioseismology, has revealed variations in temperature, density, and chemical composition in the sun …   Useful english dictionary

• he|li|o|seis|mol|o|gy — «HEE lee oh syz MOL uh jee, sys », noun. the study of the waves in the sun s atmosphere: »The study of the waves, known as helioseismology, has revealed variations in temperature, density, and chemical composition in the sun s interior (Robert W …   Useful english dictionary

• mol — an·e·mol·o·gy; at·mol·y·sis; bles·mol; cos·mol·o·gist; cos·mol·o·gy; cu·mol; cyn·o·mol·gus; de·mol·ish; des·mol·y·sis; el·e·mol; en·to·mol·o·gist; en·to·mol·o·gize; en·to·mol·o·gy; en·zy·mol·o·gist; en·zy·mol·o·gy; ep·i·der·mol·y·sis;… …   English syllables

• seis — dis·seis·ee; seis; seis·mal; seis·mat·i·cal; seis·met·ic; seis·mic·i·ty; seis·mism; seis·mo·chronograph; seis·mo·gram; seis·mo·graph; seis·mog·ra·pher; seis·mo·graph·ic; seis·mog·ra·phy; seis·mo·log·i·cal; seis·mol·o·gist; seis·mo·logue;… …   English syllables

• seismology — seis·mol·o·gy …   English syllables

• seismology — seis•mol•ogy [[t]saɪzˈmɒl ə dʒi, saɪs [/t]] n. gel the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena • Etymology: 1855–60 seis mo•log′i•cal, adj. seis mo•log′i•cal•ly, adv. seis•mol′o•gist, n …   From formal English to slang

• seismology — seis|mol|o|gy [ ,saız malədʒı ] noun uncount the scientific study of EARTHQUAKES. A scientist who studies EARTHQUAKES is called a seismologist. ╾ seis|mo|log|i|cal [ ,saızmə ladʒikl ] adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• seismology — seis|mol|o|gy [saızˈmɔlədʒi US ˈma: ] n [U] the scientific study of ↑earthquakes >seismologist n …   Dictionary of contemporary English