seismographic

Meanings

• An instrument used to record the waves produced by earthquakes or other seismic activities.

  - "The seismographic recorded several strong earthquakes last night."
  - "During an earthquake, it is important to quickly and accurately read the seismographic to determine the size, location, and intensity of the seismic activity."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with seismographic
seismic , electric , static , dynamic

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Homonyms

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1. Seismographic () : An instrument used to record the shaking and vibrations of the Earth during an earthquake, and to write or record the data for later analysis.
   

2. Seismograph () : An instrument used to detect and measure earthquakes and other seismic activity by recording the ground motion.
   

3. Seismic () : Relating to or caused by earthquakes or other seismic activity, or the study of such activity.
   

4. Seismology () : The scientific study of earthquakes and other seismic activity, including the physical causes of earthquakes, the properties and behavior of the Earth's crust and upper mantle during earthquakes, and the use of seismic data to understand the structure and composition of the Earth's interior.
   

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Homophones

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1. Seismographic () : An instrument used to record the shaking and vibrations of the Earth during an earthquake, and to write or record the data for later analysis.
   

2. Seismograph () : An instrument used to detect and measure earthquakes and other seismic activity by recording the ground motion.
   

3. Seismic () : Relating to or caused by earthquakes or other seismic activity, or the study of such activity.
   

4. Seismology () : The scientific study of earthquakes and other seismic activity, including the physical causes of earthquakes, the properties and behavior of the Earth's crust and upper mantle during earthquakes, and the use of seismic data to understand the structure and composition of the Earth's interior.
   

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Variants

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seismograph , seismographer , seismographers , seismographic , seismographies , seismographs , seismography

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Etymology

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The word 'seismographic' comes from the Greek words 'seismos', meaning 'earthquake', and 'graphein', meaning 'to write'. Thus, a seismographic is an instrument used to record the shaking and vibrations of the Earth during an earthquake, and to write or record the data for later analysis.

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Trivia

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1. The first seismograph was invented by Christiaan Huygens in 1663.

2. The largest seismic event ever recorded was the Great Chilean Earthquake of May 22, 1960. It had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter scale.

3. The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus or hypocenter, which is the point beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake originates.

4. The Mercalli intensity scale is a method used to measure the intensity of an earthquake based on the observed damage. The scale ranges from I (no damage) to XII (total destruction).

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