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seismometer

noun seis·mom·e·ter \sīz-ˈmä-mə-tər, sīs-\

Definition of SEISMOMETER

:  a seismograph measuring the actual movements of the ground (as on the earth or the moon)
— seis·mo·met·ric \ˌsīz-mə-ˈme-trik, ˌsīs-\ adjective
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First Known Use of SEISMOMETER

1841

Rhymes with SEISMOMETER

barometer, ceilometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, gasometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, micrometer, odometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, rheometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tachometer, thermometer, viscometer

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