microseism

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noun

A faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as wind.

Similar
tremorearth tremor
OriginEnglish seism ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? →
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Meanings

nounmicroseism (plural microseisms)

plural microseisms

  1. A faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as wind.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small earthquake

Similar
tremorearth tremor
Broader
earthquakequaketemblor
Also see
earth tremortremor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishseism
  6. Englishmicroseism

From micro- + seism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch aardschok
  • aardschoktremor
Spanish microsismo
  • microsismotremor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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