First Known Use: 1858
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seismograph
noun seis·mo·graph \-ˌgraf\
: a device that measures and records the movement of the earth during an earthquake
Full Definition of SEISMOGRAPH
: an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground
— seis·mog·ra·pher \sīz-ˈmä-grə-fər, sīs-\ noun
— seis·mo·graph·ic \ˌsīz-mə-ˈgra-fik, ˌsīs-\ adjective
— seis·mog·ra·phy \sīz-ˈmä-grə-fē, sīs-\ noun
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Origin of SEISMOGRAPH
International Scientific Vocabulary
Rhymes with SEISMOGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
SEISMOGRAPH Defined for Kids
seismograph
noun seis·mo·graph \ˈsīz-mə-ˌgraf, ˈsīs-\
Definition of SEISMOGRAPH for Kids
: a device that measures and records vibrations of the earth
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