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coseismal

or co·seis·mic

[koh-sahyz-muh l, -sahys-]
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or being in a line, curve, etc., connecting or comprising points on the earth's surface at which an earthquake wave arrives simultaneously.
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Origin of coseismal

First recorded in 1850–55; co- + seismal
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Examples from the Web for coseismal

Historical Examples of coseismal

  • The coseismal lines obtained in this manner are represented by the continuous curves in Fig. 62.

    A Study of Recent Earthquakes

    Charles Davison

British Dictionary definitions for coseismal

coseismal

coseismic

adjective
  1. of or designating points at which earthquake waves are felt at the same time
  2. (of a line on a map) connecting such points
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noun
  1. such a line on a map
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