aseismic
adjective
Definition of aseismic
1 : not subject to earthquakes an aseismic region
2 : resisting the destructive forces of earthquakes
aseismicity
\¦ā + ˌ-\ noun, plural-es
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Origin and Etymology of aseismic
International Scientific Vocabulary 2a- + seismic
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