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teleseism

American  
[tel-uh-sahy-zuhm] / ˈtɛl əˌsaɪ zəm /

noun

Geology.

  1. a tremor caused by an earthquake originating a great distance from the seismographic station that records it.

Etymology

Origin of teleseism

tele- 1 + seism

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