seismically
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6.1
- adverb
- /ˈsaɪzmɪkli/
- Specialized
:
sísmicamente
- The area is very seismically active, experiencing a number of credible seismic events every year.
- seismically active
- seismically active area
- seismically active region
Examples
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California is known for its seismically active landscape, making earthquake preparedness essential for residents.
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Well, and, and the fact that the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, which is a, a seismically active part of the Earth.
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There are, after all, lots of little earthquakes going off all the time in seismically active areas.
Academic text (1993) -
They're heading toward a seismically active area.
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Building a subway under land that's seismically active.
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Connected with the earthquake hazard is the risk of seismically induced tsunamis.
Academic text (1993) -
He said Fukushima was only one of a number of nuclear complexes in seismically unsafe locations.
Blog text (20) -
After the earthquake, dozens, if not hundreds, of public works projects were started to seismically strengthen everything from dormitories, including on the Cal campus, to freeways and bridges.
Blog text (26) -
We should also be looking at the change in the seismic prognosis owing to the mass redistribution associated with sea level rise to find out if there are reactors in previously seismically calm areas that would need to be rebuilt to a higher seismic specification.
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Buildings in seismically active regions must be designed to withstand the pressures of earthquakes.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seismically comes from the old Greek root seism- meaning 'shake' or 'earthquake', and you can see the same root in seismic. So when a place is described as seismically active or unstable, it means it relates to real earth shaking and tremors.