seismometer
nounEtymology From seismo- + -meter.
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Geography, Geology, Natural sciences 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.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 205:
- Researchers monitor the volcano through instruments and cables that extend from the coast. Among them are seismometers, which provide real-time data on the earthquakes occurring near the volcano, Chadwick said.2025 August 20, Julia Jacobo, “Mile-deep underwater volcano off West Coast could erupt soon, scientists say”, in ABC News:
- Derived terms
- microseismometer
- Related terms
- seismometric, seismometry