coseismal
coseismal adjective: of or pertaining to a line on a map connecting places simultaneously affected by a seismic event.
Adjective
coseismal
- Of or pertaining to a line on a map connecting places simultaneously affected by a seismic event.
Noun
coseismal (plural coseismals)
- A line on a map connecting places simultaneously affected by a seismic event.
- As illustrative of what would occur under the supposed conditions Dr. Schmidt gives a diagram like fig. 32, in which coseismals have been drawn on the assumption that the velocity has increased proportionately with the depth. In this case the earthquake rays, which are perpendicular to successive...1898, John Milne, Seismology, page 123
- The Central Meteorological Observatory has tentatively placed the epicentre at 144.°6 E, 39.°2 N — a result worked out from the coseismals, which were deduced from the times of beginning of the shock at the different meteorological stations.1934, Japanese Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics
- Synonyms:
- coseismic
coseismal meaning in Tamil
coseismal in Tamil
- நில நடுக்க உடனதிர்வு எல்லைக்கோடு, நிலநடுக்கத்தில் ஒரே சமயத்தில் உடனதிர்கிற
Examples of coseismal in a sentence
- Schmidt gives a diagram like fig. 32, in which coseismals have been drawn on the assumption that the velocity has increased proportionately with the depth.1898, John Milne, Seismology, page 123:
- Now, the average distance between the two inner coseismals is 32 3/4 miles, between the two outer ones (so far as drawn) 35 1/6 miles, and between the first and third 67 1/6 miles.2013, Charles Davison, A Study Of Recent Earthquakes, →ISBN:
Synonyms of coseismal
Forms of coseismal
| plural | coseismals |
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Origin of coseismal
From co- + seismal.
Questions about coseismal
- What does coseismal mean?
- Coseismal means of or pertaining to a line on a map connecting places simultaneously affected by a seismic event.
- What is coseismal in Tamil?
- Coseismal in Tamil is நில நடுக்க உடனதிர்வு எல்லைக்கோடு, நிலநடுக்கத்தில் ஒரே சமயத்தில் உடனதிர்கிற. See Coseismal meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use coseismal in a sentence?
- Schmidt gives a diagram like fig. 32, in which coseismals have been drawn on the assumption that the velocity has increased proportionately with the depth.
- What part of speech is coseismal?
- Coseismal can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near coseismal in the dictionary
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