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paleoseismology

paleoseismology noun: the study of ancient rocks and sediments for evidence of seismic events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, from times before records were kept.

Noun

paleoseismology (uncountable)

  1. The study of ancient rocks and sediments for evidence of seismic events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, from times before records were kept.

Origin of paleoseismology

From paleo- + seismology.

Words formed from paleoseismology

Questions about paleoseismology

What does paleoseismology mean?
Paleoseismology means the study of ancient rocks and sediments for evidence of seismic events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, from times before records were kept.
What part of speech is paleoseismology?
Paleoseismology is a noun.

Words near paleoseismology in the dictionary

  1. paleoseismogeological
  2. paleoseismologic
  3. paleoseismological
  4. paleoseismologist
  5. paleoseismologists
  6. paleoseismology
  7. paleoshelf
  8. paleoshoreline
  9. paleoshorelines
  10. Paleosiberian
  11. paleoslope

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