seismology Definition
seis·mol·ogy (sīz mäl′ə jē, sīs-)
seismology Related Forms
seis′·mo·log′ic (--mə läj′ik) adjective or seis′·mo·log′i·cal
seis′·mo·log′i·cally adverb
seis·mol′o·gist noun
seismology Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: The glossary contains a broad collection of terms that cover most aspects of earthquake phenomena including seismology, geophysics and structural geology.
- use: He was a physics lecturer, and enthusiastically agreed to investigate the composition of the shelf using explosion seismology.
Adjective modifier
- global: Large scale global seismology has helped to identify areas at risk from earthquakes and tsunami.
- instrumental: The development of intensity as a tool thus predates instrumental seismology ( although really not by very much ).
- regional: Another current interest of mine is the application of Neighborhood Algorithm methods to problems in regional seismology.
Modifies a noun
group: Bergen, Norway The main activities of the seismology group are education, research and outreach in seismology.
Noun used with modifier
- earthquake: Where we have studied the surface geomorphology of a fault, earthquake seismology provides insight into the nature of the faulting at depth.
- engineering: Engineering seismology, in Ground Engineer's Reference Book, ed. by F.C. Bell, Butterworths, London.
- volcano: Numerical studies like this can help to understand wave propagation phenomena observed on field recordings in volcano seismology.
- exploration: Interests in exploration seismology include ocean-bottom surveys, Q estimation, anisotropy, converted waves and AVO studies.
- source: Professor James Jackson Geologist with an interest in earthquakes, using earthquake source seismology to examine how continents are deforming today.
- explosion: He was a physics lecturer, and enthusiastically agreed to investigate the composition of the shelf using explosion seismology.
Browse dictionary entries near seismology
- ‹ seismograph
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- ‹ seismicity
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- ‹ seisin
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- ‹ seine
- ‹ seigniory
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