seismology
/saɪzˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi//saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
seismology noun: the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.
Noun
seismology (uncountable)
seismology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog
seismology in Hindi
- the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
- भूकम्पविज्ञान bhūkampavijñān
seismology in Tamil
- நிலநடுக்க இயல், நிலநடுக்கவியல், பூமிநடுக்கவியல், நில அதிர்ச்சியியல், உடல் உலுக்கலியல், குலுக்கல் இயல்
seismology in Bengali
- ভূকম্পনবিজ্ঞান
seismology in Tagalog
- the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior
- sismolohiya
More languagesFewer languages
- seismology in Arabic
- عِلْم اَلزَّلَازِل ʕilm az-zalāzil
- seismology in Indonesian
- seismologi
- seismology in Persian
- زلزلهشناسی zelzele-šenâsi
- seismology in Vietnamese
- địa chấn học
Synonyms of seismology
Origin of seismology
From seismo- + -logy.
Words formed from seismology
Words that rhyme with seismology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about seismology
- What does seismology mean?
- Seismology means the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.
- What is seismology in Hindi?
- Seismology in Hindi is भूकम्पविज्ञान (bhūkampavijñān). See Seismology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is seismology?
- Seismology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce seismology?
- Seismology is pronounced /saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (US).
Words near seismology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: seismology (page history and authors); seismology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Seismology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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