A teleseism is the tremor caused by an
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Teleseism — Tel e*seism, n. [Gr. th^le far + ? shock.] A seismic movement or shock far from the recording instrument. {Tel e*seis mic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teleseism — n. tremor due to distant earthquake. ♦ teleseismic, a. ♦ teleseismology, n. study of teleseism … Dictionary of difficult words
teleseism — /tel euh suy zeuhm/, n. Geol. a tremor caused by an earthquake originating a great distance from the seismographic station that records it. [TELE 1 + SEISM] * * * … Universalium
teleseism — tele·seism … English syllables
teleseism — /tɛləˈsaɪzəm/ (say teluh suyzuhm) noun a seismic movement or shock occurring a long way away from a seismometer, and difficult to detect unless background noise is very low. {tele 1 + seism} –teleseismic, adjective …
teleseism — … Useful english dictionary
Teleseismic — Teleseism Tel e*seism, n. [Gr. th^le far + ? shock.] A seismic movement or shock far from the recording instrument. {Tel e*seis mic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
τηλέσεισμος — ο, Ν γεωλ. σεισμός σε απόσταση μεγαλύτερη από 1.000 χιλιόμετρα από το όργανο που τόν καταγράφει. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. teleseism < τηλ(ε) * + σεισμός] … Dictionary of Greek
teleseismic — adjective see teleseism * * * teleseismic to teleshopping: see tele 1 … Useful english dictionary
tel|e|seis|mic — «TEHL uh SYZ mihk», adjective. of or having to do with a teleseism … Useful english dictionary
