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Meaning of MICROSEISM

Pronunciation:  'mIkru`sIzum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small earthquake
 
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 Synonyms: earth tremor, tremor
 
 See Also: aftershock, earthquake, foreshock, quake, seism, temblor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mi"cro*seism\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? an earthquake, fr.
? to shake.]
A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected
only by means of specially constructed apparatus. --
{Mi`cro*seis"mic}, {*seis"mic*al}, a.
 

 

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