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aseismic — ASEÍSMIC, Ă, aseismici, ce, adj. (Despre zone geografice) Care este lipsit de cutremure. – Din fr. aséismique. Trimis de cata, 15.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 aseísmic adj. → seismic Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … … Dicționar Român
aseismic — resistant to earthquake destruction, 1884, from A (Cf. a ) (2) not + SEISMIC (Cf. seismic) … Etymology dictionary
aseismic — (ˈ)ā+| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary a (II) + seismic 1. : not subject to earthquakes an aseismic region 2. : resisting the destructive forces of earthquakes • … Useful english dictionary
Aseismic creep — s. An example is along the Calaveras fault in Hollister, California. Streets crossing the fault in Hollister show significant offset and several houses sitting atop the fault are notably twisted (yet inhabitable). The city attracts geologist and… … Wikipedia
aseismic — /ay suyz mik, suys /, adj. Geol. free from earthquakes. [1880 85; A 6 + SEISMIC] * * * … Universalium
aseismic — [eɪ sʌɪzmɪk] adjective Geology not characterized by earthquake activity … English new terms dictionary
aseismic — a. free from earthquakes; designed to withstand earthquakes. ♦ aseismatic, a. reducing or withstanding effect of earthquakes … Dictionary of difficult words
Indian Ocean — an ocean S of Asia, E of Africa, and W of Australia. 28,357,000 sq. mi. (73,444,630 sq. km). * * * Indian Ocean Introduction Indian Ocean Background: The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world s five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and… … Universalium
Hollister, California — Infobox Settlement official name = Hollister, California settlement type = City imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in San Benito County and the state of California mapsize1 … Wikipedia
Nazca Plate — The Nazca plate, shown in light blue Full size image showing all plates The Nazca Plat … Wikipedia
