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meizoseismal

meizoseismal

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The area where an earthquake shakes most strongly and causes most damage
  • noun
  • Specialized
: zona meizoseismal
  • The meizoseismal zone experienced severe damage after the earthquake.

Examples

  • Scientists mapped the meizoseismal to understand where the shaking was strongest.

  • Emergency response teams focused their efforts on the meizoseismal after the disaster.

  • The city was located within the meizoseismal, suffering the most severe damage from the earthquake.

  • Scientists study the meizoseismal areas to understand earthquake impacts.

  • The city was located within the meizoseismal, suffering the most severe damage from the earthquake.

  • Emergency response teams focused their efforts on the meizoseismal after the disaster.

  • Scientists mapped the meizoseismal to understand where the shaking was strongest.

Surface Forms

meizoseismal singular
meizoseismals plural

Morphology

meizoseismal = seismal (opaque) = meizo + seism + al

The word is built on the technical adjective 'seismal' with the Greek combining form 'meizo-' meaning 'greater', but the structure is not likely to be inferable for an average learner.

Etymology

Meizoseismal is made of the Greek parts meizo- 'greater' and seismo- 'earthquake', like in seismic and seismology. So, the meizoseismal is the area where an earthquake's effects are most intense and the damage is greatest.