seismometer
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈsaɪzməˌmɪtər/
- Specialized
:
sismómetro
- The seismometers are live, real-time feeds.
- seismometer network
- seismometer data
- seismometer to measure
Examples
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Seismologists rely on a network of seismometers to monitor tectonic activity around the globe.
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Hurricane Sandy is currently making my house shake, so I thought I'd share what it's doing to our seismometer in northeast PA.
Blog text (5) -
This is a triaxial seismometer.
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I thought at first she was seeing the scientific instruments the crew had left behind, the ESAP equipment, the passive seismometer.
Fiction book (2001) -
Data from a global network of seismometers were available within minutes of last December's Sumatran earthquake.
Academic text (2006) -
I've found five seismometers.
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We'll be camped here for as long as it takes with seismometers and tiltmeters… …that will measure and monitor every hiccup the mountain makes.
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Designed to monitor ground motion to within microns, the GSN seismometers are basically simple inertial pendula whose restoring force comes from springs.
Academic text (2006) -
The data collected from the seismometer helped scientists understand the earthquake's intensity.
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After the tremor, the seismometer recorded significant vibrations, indicating potential aftershocks.
Synonyms
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7.0
Machine that records ground movements during earthquakes
A device that detects and records ground shaking to study earthquakes or underground movement
A device that measures how strong and how fast something moves back and forth
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seismometer comes from the Greek parts seismo- meaning 'earthquake' and -meter meaning 'measure', and you can see -meter in everyday words like thermometer or speedometer. So a seismometer is a tool that 'measures' movements in the ground and helps scientists detect earthquakes.