Meaning & use
seismology
The scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of seismic waves through the Earth.
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Seismology helps engineers design buildings that can withstand powerful earthquakes.
She studied seismology in graduate school to learn how to predict aftershocks.
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Specialists in this field are called seismologists, and their instruments, seismographs, record ground motion.
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