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seismic retrofit

seismic retrofit noun: modification of a building that already exists to make it seismically fit.

seismic retrofit: modification of a building that already exists to make it seismically fit
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Noun

seismic retrofit (plural seismic retrofits)

  1. Modification of a building that already exists to make it seismically fit.

Forms of seismic retrofit

pluralseismic retrofits

Questions about seismic retrofit

What does seismic retrofit mean?
Seismic retrofit means modification of a building that already exists to make it seismically fit.
What part of speech is seismic retrofit?
Seismic retrofit is a noun.
What is the plural of seismic retrofit?
The plural of seismic retrofit is seismic retrofits.

Words near seismic retrofit in the dictionary

  1. seismic load
  2. seismic loads
  3. seismic moment
  4. seismic moments
  5. seismic performance
  6. seismic retrofit
  7. seismic retrofits
  8. seismic risk
  9. seismic risks
  10. seismic sea wave
  11. seismic sea waves

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