seism

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/ˈsaɪzəm//ˈsaɪsəm/

noun

A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.

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earthquakequaketemblor
OriginAncient Greek σεισμός →
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Meanings

nounseism (plural seisms)

plural seisms

  1. A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

Similar
earthquakequaketemblor
Broader
geological phenomenon
Also see
earthquakequaketemblor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσεισμός“shaking; earthquake”
  2. Englishseism

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking; earthquake”).

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Translations

Greek σεισμός
  • σεισμός (seismós)shaking of the earth
Italian sisma
  • sismashaking of the earth
Portuguese sismo
  • sismoshaking of the earth
Romanian seism
  • seismshaking of the earth
Spanish sismo, seísmo
  • sismoshaking of the earth
  • seísmoshaking of the earth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

semisMessi
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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