Asteroseismology

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of oscillations in stars. uncountable

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astroseismology

Etymology

From aster- (“star”) + -o- + seismology (“study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “celestial body”) + σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

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