aseismic

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adjective

Seismically inactive.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveaseismic (comparative more aseismic, superlative most aseismic)

comparative more aseismic · superlative most aseismic

  1. geographyApplied to earth fault slip movement that does not produce any seismic shock.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishseismic
  7. Englishaseismic

From a- + seismic.

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Translations

German aseismisch, aseismisch
  • aseismischseismically inactive
  • aseismischthat does not produce any seismic shock
Polish asejsmiczny
  • asejsmicznyseismically inactive
Portuguese assísmico, assísmico
  • assísmicoseismically inactive
  • assísmicothat does not produce any seismic shock
Cite this entry
APA

aseismic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aseismic

MLA

“aseismic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aseismic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aseismic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aseismic.

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