seismic disturbance
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈsaɪzmɪk dɪsˈtɜːrbəns/
- Specialized
:
perturbación sísmica
- SEISMIC DISTURBANCE INDICATES UNUSUAL MAGMA ACTIVITY.
Examples
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Following the seismic disturbance, scientists quickly deployed equipment to measure the aftershocks.
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I'm up to seismic disturbances.
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The western regional weather service has just issued an urgent tsunami wave warning due to a seismic disturbance in the Pacific.
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To these advantages, and its availability and low cost, may be added the ease of maintenance of guadua structures, their adaptability to steep building sites and wetlands, and their remarkable resilience during seismic disturbances.
Academic text (1991) -
Abarrach is subject to seismic disturbances that send tremors through the ground, but they do little more than rattle the dishes in the cupboards and set the chandeliers in the palace swaying.
Fiction book (1991) -
The seismic disturbance registered on the Richter scale indicated a powerful earthquake in the region.
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Residents were shaken by a seismic disturbance that caused buildings to sway and machinery to vibrate.
Synonyms
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2.2
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement under the earth that can damage buildings
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5.1
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement underground
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6.0
A sudden violent movement in the earth during an earthquake
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4.9
A small earthquake that moves the ground slightly
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3.7
Movements of the ground that cause earthquakes or small shakes
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4.6
A sudden shaking of the ground that happens when energy is released underground
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3.7
A small earthquake that causes little or no damage
A shaking of the ground caused by movement under the earth
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines a descriptive adjective 'seismic' (relating to earthquakes or earth vibrations) with the noun 'disturbance' (a temporary disruption or shaking), so the overall meaning of earth-shaking movement is directly derivable from its parts. This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition found across languages and is not idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Seismic disturbance is a phrase used by scientists: seismic means 'shake' and disturbance means 'something that moves or upsets'. It gives the picture of the ground suddenly shaking, so it means a sudden movement of the earth.