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seism

noun as in earthquake

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Watch this clip of the real-time seism—look closely or you might mistake it for a gust of wind.

The word seismoscope is a compound word from Greek consisting of the two words, seism and scope.

It means literally any instrument capable of seeing, or calling attention to, a seism, or earth-shake.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to seism, such as: quake, and tremor.

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