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seismic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seismic \Seis"mic\, Seismal \Seis"mal\, a. [Gr. seismo`s an earthquake, from sei`ein to shake.] Of or pertaining to an earthquake; caused by an earthquake. {Seismic vertical}, the point upon the earth's surface vertically over the center of effort or focal point whence the earthquake's impulse proceeds, or the vertical line connecting these two points. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: seismic adj : subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration [syn: {seismal}]
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