Main Entry: seis·mol·o·gy

Pronunciation: \sīz-ˈmä-lə-jē, sīs-\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1858

: a science that deals with earthquakes and with artificially produced vibrations of the earth

— seis·mo·log·i·cal \ˌsīz-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌsīs-\ also seis·mo·log·ic \-jik\ adjective

— seis·mol·o·gist \sīz-ˈmä-lə-jist, sīs-\ noun