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seismograph Definition

seis·mo·graph (--graf′, --gräf′)

noun

an instrument that records the intensity and duration of earthquakes and similar tremors

Etymology: seismo- + -graph

seismograph Related Forms

seis·mog·ra·pher (--mägrə fər) noun seis′·mo·graphic adjective seis·mog·ra·phy noun

seismograph Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • operate: From August 1994 until May 1997, a network of 8 three-component digital seismographs operated at the Acu reservoir.
  • invent: The first Professor of Engineering was James Alfred Ewing, a native Dundonian who invented the continuous seismograph.
  • use: The Richter Scale uses a seismograph to measure seismic waves.

Adjective modifier

digital: From August 1994 until May 1997, a network of 8 three-component digital seismographs operated at the Acu reservoir.

Modifies a noun

  • station: Figure 4. Locations of temporary seismograph stations ( red squares ) deployed around Manchester.
  • reading: Consider a second seismograph reading, this time from a station at Puerto Princes.

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