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seismogenic zone

seismogenic zone noun: the layer of the Earth's crust, at the top of the asthenosphere, where most earthquakes originate.

Noun

seismogenic zone (plural seismogenic zones)

  1. the layer of the Earth's crust, at the top of the asthenosphere, where most earthquakes originate

Forms of seismogenic zone

pluralseismogenic zones

Questions about seismogenic zone

What does seismogenic zone mean?
Seismogenic zone means the layer of the Earth's crust, at the top of the asthenosphere, where most earthquakes originate.
What part of speech is seismogenic zone?
Seismogenic zone is a noun.
What is the plural of seismogenic zone?
The plural of seismogenic zone is seismogenic zones.

Words near seismogenic zone in the dictionary

  1. seismogeneses
  2. seismogenesis
  3. seismogenic
  4. seismogenic layer
  5. seismogenic layers
  6. seismogenic zone
  7. seismogenic zones
  8. seismogram
  9. seismogramme
  10. seismogrammes
  11. seismograms

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