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microseism

microseism noun: a faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as wind.

Noun

microseism (plural microseisms)

  1. A faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as wind.

Forms of microseism

pluralmicroseisms

Origin of microseism

From micro- + seism.

Questions about microseism

What does microseism mean?
Microseism means a faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as wind.
What part of speech is microseism?
Microseism is a noun.
What is the plural of microseism?
The plural of microseism is microseisms.

Words near microseism in the dictionary

  1. microseepage
  2. microseepages
  3. microsegment
  4. microsegments
  5. microsegregation
  6. microseism
  7. microseismic
  8. microseismic imaging
  9. microseismical
  10. microseismically
  11. microseismicity

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