
Meaning of MICROSEISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'mIkru`sIzum
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a small earthquake |
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| | Synonyms: | | earth tremor, tremor |
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| | See Also: | | aftershock, earthquake, foreshock, quake, seism, temblor | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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