seismometer

[ sahyz-mom-i-ter, sahys- ]

/ saɪzˈmɒm ɪ tər, saɪs- /

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noun

a seismograph equipped for measuring the direction, intensity, and duration of earthquakes by measuring the actual movement of the ground.

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Origin of seismometer

First recorded in 1835–45; seismo- + -meter

seis·mo·met·ric

[sahyz-muh-me-trik, sahys-], /ˌsaɪz məˈmɛ trɪk, ˌsaɪs-/, seis·mo·met·ri·cal, adjectiveseis·mom·et·ry, noun

There are two tricks that InSight’s seismometer can use to estimate a seismic wave’s source.
Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows|Robin George Andrews|February 1, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Placing the seismometersTo listen to those waves, researchers begin by planting seismometer arrays.
Vibrations from trains could help seismologists peer underground|Rahul Rao|February 1, 2021|Popular-Science
Those Apollo instruments were turned off in 1977, but Artemis means we can put some new seismometers down on the moon that will detect even more sensitive moonquakes and help us determine what’s causing them.
This is what NASA wants to do when it gets to the moon|Neel Patel|December 9, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Android Earthquake Alerts System by GoogleThe world’s largest earthquake detection systemRegions with frequent earthquakes have immense networks of seismometers to pick up on the smallest shakes.
The wildest engineering innovations of 2020|By Sara Chodosh and Andrew Rosenblum|December 3, 2020|Popular-Science

The InSight lander, currently on Mars, has a seismometer that listens for Marsquakes, but a ground-penetrating radar to understand the Martian interior is a first.
NASA’s Perseverance rover will seek signs of past life on Mars|Lisa Grossman|July 28, 2020|Science News
It is a seismometer for the shifting ground of British politics.
The War Over Blair’s Memoir|Peter Hoskin|September 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Seis′mogram, the record made by a seismometer; Seismog′rapher.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Seismom′etry, the measuring the phenomena of earthquakes; Seis′moscope, a name of the simpler form of seismometer.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Having undergone a few small changes, fixed in a threefold combination it serves as our most sensitive and accurate seismometer.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899|Various
In due time they reach, say the Isle of Wight, where they set the pencil of the seismometer at work.
The San Francisco Calamity|Various
Unfortunately this fate was shared by a seismometer that had been set up on the island.
The 'Ayesha' being the adventures of the landing squad of the 'Emden'|Hellmuth von Mcke

seismometer

[ sīz-mŏm′ĭ-tər ]

A detecting device that receives seismic impulses. It is the detecting component of a seismograph. See more at seismograph.