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seismically — seismic ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust. 2) of enormous proportions or effect. DERIVATIVES seismical adjective seismically adverb. ORIGIN from Greek seismos earthquake … English terms dictionary
seismically — adverb see seismic … New Collegiate Dictionary
seismically — See seismic. * * * … Universalium
seismically — adv. in a seismic manner; with regard to earthquakes … English contemporary dictionary
seismically — seis·mi·cal·ly … English syllables
seismically — adverb see seismic I … Useful english dictionary
seismic — seismically, adv. /suyz mik, suys /, adj. pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes. Also, seismal, seismical. [1855 60; SEISM + IC] * * * … Universalium
earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake … Universalium
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission — The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), previously known as the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), is best described as the governmental nuclear energy and materials watchdog in Canada. In addition to nuclear power plants and nuclear… … Wikipedia
Causes of landslides — The causes of landslides are usually related to instabilities in slopes. It is usually possible to identify one or more landslide causes and one landslide trigger. The difference between these two concepts is subtle but important. The landslide… … Wikipedia
