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seismogenesis

seismogenesis noun: any process that causes earthquakes.

Noun

seismogenesis (plural seismogeneses)

  1. Any process that causes earthquakes

Forms of seismogenesis

pluralseismogeneses

Origin of seismogenesis

From seismo- + -genesis.

Questions about seismogenesis

What does seismogenesis mean?
Seismogenesis means any process that causes earthquakes.
What part of speech is seismogenesis?
Seismogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of seismogenesis?
The plural of seismogenesis is seismogeneses.

Words near seismogenesis in the dictionary

  1. seismocardiographic
  2. seismocardiography
  3. seismochronograph
  4. seismochronographs
  5. seismogeneses
  6. seismogenesis
  7. seismogenic
  8. seismogenic layer
  9. seismogenic layers
  10. seismogenic zone
  11. seismogenic zones

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