seismoscope

American

[sahyz-muh-skohp, sahys-] / ˈsaɪz məˌskoʊp, ˈsaɪs- /

noun

an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake.

seismoscope British

/ ˈsaɪzməˌskəʊp /

noun

an obsolete instrument that indicates the occurrence of an earthquake Compare seismograph

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seismoscopic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of seismoscope

First recorded in 1850–55; seismo- + -scope

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First is the seismoscope, which will merely detect and record the fact that there has been such a tremor.

From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Charles Morris

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