seismogram

[ sahyz-muh-gram, sahys- ]
/ ˈsaɪz məˌgræm, ˈsaɪs- /

noun

a record made by a seismograph.

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Origin of seismogram

First recorded in 1890–95; seismo- + -gram1

Words nearby seismogram

seismic wave, seismic waves, seismicity, seismism, seismo-, seismogram, seismograph, seismography, seismol., seismology, seismometer
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Scientific definitions for seismogram

seismogram
[ sīz′mə-grăm′ ]

The record that is produced by a seismograph.
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