seismic wave
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seismic wave
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Traditionally, it was thought that the rupturing of a fault moved slower than another type of damaging seismic wave, known as a shear wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
The new analysis looked at seismic wave patterns from earthquakes that repeated in the same location between 1991 and 2023.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
"We experimentally determined the seismic wave attenuation characteristics, parameters for ascertaining the softness of the lithosphere and asthenosphere, under high temperature and pressure using our short-period oscillation generation technology," explains Prof. Yoshino.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2023
Normally after a quake in Turkey, Karasözen checks in with family and friends and then dives into the science, immersing herself in the physics of seismic wave propagation, postseismic deformation, aftershocks.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
Most of the shaking that we think of as an earthquake is caused by a category of seismic wave known as surface waves, which roil Earth’s crust, taking everything on it for a ride.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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