Definition of seismical. Meaning of seismical. Synonyms of seismical

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Definition of seismical

seismical
Microseism Mi"cro*seism, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? an earthquake, fr. ? to shake.] A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected only by means of specially constructed apparatus. -- Mi`cro*seis"mic, *seis"mic*al, a.

Meaning of seismical from wikipedia

- region's seismic activity. The term was coined by Beno Gutenberg and Charles Francis Richter in 1941. Seismicity is studied by geophysicists. Seismicity is...
- Seismic moment is a quantity used by seismologists to measure the size of an earthquake. The scalar seismic moment M0{\displaystyle M_{0}} is defined...
- seismic energy release per unit volume. In its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event that generates seismic waves...
- A seismic gap is a segment of an active fault known to produce significant earthquakes that has not slipped in an unusually long time, compared with other...
- A seismic wave is a mechanical wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake (or...
- In seismology, a seismic zone or seismic belt is an area of seismicity potentially sharing a common cause. It may also be a region on a map for which...
- A seismic source is a device that generates controlled seismic energy used to perform both reflection and refraction seismic surveys. A seismic source...
- In geophysics, vertical seismic profile (VSP) is a technique of seismic measurements used for correlation with surface seismic data. The defining characteristic...
- Seismic refraction is a geophysical principle governed by Snell's Law of refraction. The seismic refraction method utilizes the refraction of seismic...
- Seismic analysis is a subset of structural analysis and is the calculation of the response of a building (or nonbuilding) structure to earthquakes. It...