Seismology

//saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes. uncountable
  2. 2
    the branch of geology that studies earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies wordnet

Etymology

From seismo- + -logy.

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