seism
[
sahy
-z
uh
m, -s
uh
m]
/ˈsaɪ zəm, -səm/
noun
1.
an earthquake.
Origin
1880-85;
<
Greek
seismós,
equivalent to
seis-,
stem of
seíein
to shake, quake +
-mos
noun suffix; cf.
-ism
Examples from the web for
seism
Space based early warning system to understand
seism
tectonics.
British Dictionary definitions for
seism
seism
/
ˈsaɪzəm
/
noun
1.
a less common name for
earthquake
Word Origin
C19: from Greek
seismos,
from
seiein
to shake