seismograph

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UK/ˈsaɪz.mə.ɡɹæf/

noun

An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.

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Meanings

nounseismograph (plural seismographs)

plural seismographs

  1. An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.

Origin

From seismo- + -graph.

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Translations

Catalan sismògraf
  • sismògrafinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Chinese Mandarin 地震儀 /地震仪
  • 地震儀 /地震仪 (dìzhènyí)instrument that detects and records earthquakes
Czech seizmograf
  • seizmografinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Danish seismograf
  • seismografinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Finnish seismografi
  • seismografiinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
French sismographe
  • sismographeinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
German Seismograf, Seismograph
  • Seismografinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
  • Seismographinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Greek σεισμογράφος
  • σεισμογράφος (seismográfos)instrument that detects and records earthquakes
Icelandic jarðskjálftamælir
  • jarðskjálftamælirinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Irish seismeagraf
  • seismeagrafinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Italian sismografo
  • sismografoinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Latin seismographus
  • seismographusinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Norwegian Bokmål seismograf
  • seismografinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Polish sejsmograf
  • sejsmografinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Romanian seismograf
  • seismografinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Russian сейсмо́граф
  • сейсмо́граф (sejsmógraf)instrument that detects and records earthquakes
Tagalog panukat-lindol
  • panukat-lindolinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Turkish sismograf
  • sismografinstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Vietnamese máy ghi địa chấn
  • máy ghi địa chấninstrument that detects and records earthquakes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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