seism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′zəm, -səm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
seism  (sī′zəm, -səm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geologyan earthquake.
  • Greek seismós, equivalent. to seis-, stem of seíein to shake, quake + -mos noun, nominal suffix; compare -ism
  • 1880–85

'seism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
earthquake - microseism - seismic - seismism - seismo- - teleseism

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