asteroseismology

noun

The study of oscillations in stars.

OriginAncient Greek ἀστήρ →
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Meanings

nounasteroseismology (uncountable)

alternative astroseismology · alternative asterseismology

  1. uncountableastrophysicsThe study of oscillations in stars.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀστήρ“celestial body”
  2. Englishasteroseismology

From aster- (“star”) + -o- + seismology (“study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “celestial body”) + σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

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Translations

Finnish asteroseismologia
  • asteroseismologiathe study of oscillations in stars
German Asteroseismologie, stellare Seismologie
  • Asteroseismologiethe study of oscillations in stars
  • stellare Seismologiethe study of oscillations in stars
Icelandic stjarnskjálftafræði
  • stjarnskjálftafræðithe study of oscillations in stars
Persian اخترلرزهشناسی
  • اخترلرزهشناسی (axtarlarze-šenâsi)the study of oscillations in stars
Portuguese asterossismologia
  • asterossismologiathe study of oscillations in stars
Romanian asteroseismologie
  • asteroseismologiethe study of oscillations in stars
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