asteroseismology

English

Alternative forms

• astroseismology, asterseismology

Etymology

aster- (“star”) +‎ -o- +‎ seismology (“study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “celestial body”) + σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

Noun

asteroseismology (uncountable)

1. (astrophysics) The study of oscillations in stars.

Hyponyms

• helioseismology (the study of oscillations of the Sun)

Related terms

• asteroseismic
• asteroseismologist

Translations

the study of oscillations in stars

• Finnish: asteroseismologia
• German: Asteroseismologie f, stellare Seismologie f
• Icelandic: stjarnskjálftafræði f
• Persian: اخترلرزه‌شناسی (fa) (axtarlarze-šenâsi)
• Romanian: asteroseismologie f