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isoseismal definition

iso·seis·mal (ī′sō sīz′məl, -sīs′-)

adjective

  1. of equal intensity of earthquake shock
  2. connecting or showing points of such equal intensity on the earth's surface isoseismal lines on a map

Etymology: < iso- + Gr seismos, earthquake (see seismic) + -al

noun

an isoseismal line
Also isoseismic i′so·seis′·mic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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