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seismic shifts

seismic shifts is the plural of seismic shift.

Meaning of seismic shift

Noun

seismic shift (plural seismic shifts)

  1. (idiomatic) A fundamental reorientation of a state of affairs.
    • The seismic shift in Mexico began in 1810 with the movement toward independence from Spain.1958, Waldo Frank, "Mexico" in The Romance of North America (Hardwick Moseley, ed.), Houghton Mifflin, p. 127 (Google snippet view)
    Synonyms:
    upheaval

Questions about seismic shifts

What is seismic shifts the plural of?
Seismic shifts is the plural of seismic shift.

Words near seismic shifts in the dictionary

  1. seismic risk
  2. seismic risks
  3. seismic sea wave
  4. seismic sea waves
  5. seismic shift
  6. seismic shifts
  7. seismic stratigraphy
  8. seismic sustainability
  9. seismic wave
  10. seismic waves
  11. seismic zoning

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