seismic
adjective
pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
seismically
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a word derived from
seismic.
Example Sentences
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"Granting rights and moral protections to a technological entity, one that looks to be on a path to be seismically more capable and intelligent than us, is a recipe for disaster," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The health district has been planning to redevelop its healthcare campus for about a decade to replace aging and seismically vulnerable buildings with facilities that will provide a range of community health and wellness services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said some of the heaviest damage was reported in residential and commercial districts of east Caracas, the same seismically active areas that were devastated in an earthquake in 1967.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
This could help keep people in seismically active parts of the world safe.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
The Peruvian littoral is an agronomical no-go zone: barren, cloudy, almost devoid of rain, seismically and climatically unstable.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
