seismic

English

Etymology

Based on Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪzmɪk/
• Rhymes: -aɪzmɪk.

Adjective

seismic (not comparable)

1. Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
2. (figuratively) Of very large, or widespread effect.

Derived terms

• seismics
• seismic shift

• seismograph
• seismology

Translations

related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth

• Catalan: sísmic
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: seisminen
• Galician: sísmico m
• German: seismisch (de)
• Greek: σεισμικός (el) (seismikós)
• Hungarian: szeizmikus (hu)
• Icelandic: jarðskjálfta-
• Ido: sismala, sisma (io)

• Nepali: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: sejsmiczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: sísmico (pt)
• Romanian: seismic (ro)
• Russian: сейсми́ческий (ru) (sejsmíčeskij)
• Swedish: seismisk
• Turkish: sismik (tr)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

of very large, or widespread effect

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• French: ^{(please verify)} sismique
• Italian: sismico (1)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} seismica f, ^{(please verify)} seismucis m

• Romanian: seismic m
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} seismico