seismology









seismology


noun

  1. the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.

noun

  1. the branch of geology concerned with the study of earthquakes and seismic waves

n.1852, from seismo- + -logy. Related: Seismological (1850).

  1. The scientific study of earthquakes and of the internal structure of the Earth. It includes the study of the origin, geographic distribution, effects, and possible prediction of earthquakes.

The branch of science devoted to the study of seismic waves and the information they provide about the structure of the interior of the Earth.

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