seismography

[sahyz-mog-ruh-fee, sahys-]

noun

1. the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.

2. seismology.

Other Word Forms

• seismographer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of seismography¹

First recorded in 1860–65; seismo- + -graphy

Example Sentences

Hill’s remains were found last year in a rural part of McClain County by a seismography crew.

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Founded in 1930 as Geophysical Service Inc., the company initially focused on reflection seismography, which is used to search for oil.

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Authorities did not provide a casualty figure but the Kandilli observatory, Turkey’s main seismography center, said the quake was capable of killing many more people.

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