Seismometer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.

    "Despite the Hebgen Lake quake and the other known risks, Yellowstone didn't get permanent seismometers until the 1970s."

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oscilloscope

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"Despite the Hebgen Lake quake and the other known risks, Yellowstone didn't get permanent seismometers until the 1970s."

Etymology

From seismo- + -meter.

Related phrases

seismic wave

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