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seismic moment

seismic moment noun: a quantity used to determine the size of an earthquake. Calculated either from a seismogram, or from the measurement of the area affected and the displacement of the rocks.

Noun

seismic moment (plural seismic moments)

  1. A quantity used to determine the size of an earthquake. Calculated either from a seismogram, or from the measurement of the area affected and the displacement of the rocks.

Forms of seismic moment

pluralseismic moments

Questions about seismic moment

What does seismic moment mean?
Seismic moment means a quantity used to determine the size of an earthquake. Calculated either from a seismogram, or from the measurement of the area affected and the displacement of the rocks.
What part of speech is seismic moment?
Seismic moment is a noun.
What is the plural of seismic moment?
The plural of seismic moment is seismic moments.

Words near seismic moment in the dictionary

  1. seismic lines
  2. seismic lithosphere
  3. seismic lithospheres
  4. seismic load
  5. seismic loads
  6. seismic moment
  7. seismic moments
  8. seismic performance
  9. seismic retrofit
  10. seismic retrofits
  11. seismic risk

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