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mi·cro·seism
(mī′krə-sī′zəm)n.
A faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as winds and strong ocean waves.
mi′cro·seis′mic (-sīz′mĭk, -sīs′-) adj.
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microseism
(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsaɪzəm)n
(Geological Science) a very slight tremor of the earth's surface, thought not to be caused by an earthquake
microseismic, ˌmicroˈseismical adj
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mi•cro•seism
(ˈmaɪ krəˌsaɪ zəm, -səm)n.
a feeble recurrent vibration of the ground recorded by seismographs and believed to be due to an earthquake or a storm at sea.
mi`cro•seis′mic, mi`cro•seis′mi•cal, adj.
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microseism
an almost imperceptible earth tremor caused by a violent sea storm or an earthquake and detected only by a microseismometer. — microseismic, adj.
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Noun | 1. | microseism - a small earthquake earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake foreshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake |
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