Meanings
plural seismometers · alternative seismometre
- geographyA device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.
Despite the Hebgen Lake quake and the other known risks, Yellowstone didn't get permanent seismometers until the 1970s.
2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 2051 more example
Researchers monitor the volcano through instruments and cables that extend from the coast. Among them are seismometers, which provide real-time data on the earthquakes occurring near the volcano, Chadwick said.
2025 August 20, Julia Jacobo, “Mile-deep underwater volcano off West Coast could erupt soon, scientists say”, in ABC News
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Translations
Catalan sismòmetre
- sismòmetredevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Chinese Mandarin 地震儀 /地震仪
- 地震儀 /地震仪 (dìzhènyí)device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Finnish seismometri
- seismometridevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
French sismographe
- sismographedevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
German Seismometer
- Seismometerdevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Icelandic jarðskjálftamælir
- jarðskjálftamælirdevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Italian sismometro
- sismometrodevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Japanese 地震計
- 地震計 (jishinkei)device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Korean 지진계
- 지진계 (jijin'gye)device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Malay seismometer
- seismometerdevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Māori ine-rū
- ine-rūdevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Portuguese sismómetro, sismômetro
- sismómetrodevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
- sismômetrodevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Russian сейсмо́метр
- сейсмо́метр (sejsmómetr)device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Spanish sismómetro
- sismómetrodevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Tagalog sismometro
- sismometrodevice used by seismologists to measure seismic waves
Cite this entry
seismometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seismometer
“seismometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seismometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seismometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seismometer.
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