seismology

noun

seis·​mol·​o·​gy sīz-ˈmä-lə-jē 

sīs-

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

seismological

ˌsīz-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

ˌsīs-

adjective

or less commonly seismologic

ˌsīz-mə-ˈlä-jik 

ˌsīs-

seismologist

sīz-ˈmä-lə-jist 

sīs-

noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seismology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology

Kids Definition

seismology

noun

seis·​mol·​o·​gy sīz-ˈmäl-ə-jē 

sīs-

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

seismological

ˌsīz-mə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

ˌsīs-

adjective

seismologist

sīz-ˈmäl-ə-jəst 

sīs-

noun