microseism
[mahy-kruh-sahy-zuh m, -suh m]
noun Geology.
a feeble, recurrent vibration of the ground recorded by seismographs and believed to be due to an earthquake or a storm at sea.
Origin of microseism
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Related Words for microseism
upheaval, shock, temblor, undulation, seism, slip, fault, quake, shake, convulsion, movement, trembler, quaker, seismismmicroseism
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microseism
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