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PRONUNCIATION OF SEISMOSCOPE

seismoscope  [ˈsaɪzməˌskəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEISMOSCOPE

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Seismoscope is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SEISMOSCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

seismoscope

Seismometer

Seismometers are instruments that measure motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other seismic sources. Records of seismic waves allow seismologists to map the interior of the Earth, and locate and measure the size of these different sources. The word derives from the Greek σεισμός, seismós, a shaking or quake, from the verb σείω, seíō, to shake; and μέτρον, métron, measure and was coined by David Milne-Home in 1841, to describe an instrument designed by Scottish physicist James David Forbes. Seismograph is another Greek term from seismós and γράφω, gráphō, to draw. It is often used to mean seismometer, though it is more applicable to the older instruments in which the measuring and recording of ground motion were combined than to modern systems, in which these functions are separated. Both types provide a continuous record of ground motion; this distinguishes them from seismoscopes, which merely indicate that motion has occurred, perhaps with some simple measure of how large it was.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEISMOSCOPE


arthroscope
ˈɑːθrəˌskəʊp
bioscope
ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp
bronchoscope
ˈbrɒŋkəˌskəʊp
chronoscope
ˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp
CinemaScope
ˈsɪnɪməˌskəʊp
colposcope
ˈkɒlpəˌskəʊp
diascope
ˈdaɪəˌskəʊp
gyroscope
ˈdʒaɪrəˌskəʊp
horoscope
ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp
kaleidoscope
kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp
laparoscope
ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp
laryngoscope
ləˈrɪŋɡəˌskəʊp
microscope
ˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp
ophthalmoscope
ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp
oscilloscope
ɒˈsɪləˌskəʊp
rotoscope
ˈrəʊtəˌskəʊp
spectroscope
ˈspɛktrəˌskəʊp
stereoscope
ˈstɛrɪəˌskəʊp
stethoscope
ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp
stroboscope
ˈstrəʊbəˌskəʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEISMOSCOPE

seismicity
seismism
seismogram
seismograph
seismographer
seismographic
seismographical
seismography
seismologic
seismological
seismologically
seismologist
seismology
seismometer
seismometric
seismometrical
seismometry
seismonastic
seismonasty
seismoscopic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEISMOSCOPE

astronomical telescope
borescope
compound microscope
confocal microscope
cope
cystoscope
electron microscope
endoscope
fluoroscope
Hubble space telescope
Hubble telescope
kinescope
kinetoscope
mutoscope
otoscope
periscope
polariscope
radio telescope
scanning electron microscope
scope
telescope

Synonyms and antonyms of seismoscope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «seismoscope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEISMOSCOPE

Find out the translation of seismoscope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seismoscope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seismoscope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sismoscopio
570 millions of speakers

English

seismoscope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

seismoscope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

seismoscope
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сейсмоскоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sismoscópio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

seismoscope
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seismoscope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seismoskop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seismoskop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感震器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

seismoscope
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seismoscope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

seismoscope
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

seismoscope
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूकंपशाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sismoskop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sismoscopio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

seismoscope
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сейсмоскоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

seismoscope
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

seismoscope
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seismoscope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

seismoscope
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seismoskopet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seismoscope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEISMOSCOPE»

The term «seismoscope» is used very little and occupies the 189.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEISMOSCOPE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seismoscope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEISMOSCOPE»

Discover the use of seismoscope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seismoscope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Earthquake Engineering Research
The seismoscope consists of a spherical pendulum that can move freely in any horizontal direction. During a strong earthquake, the seismoscope traces out on a smoked-glass plate the pendulum response to horizontal ground shaking.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earthquake Engineering Research, 1969
2
Access Asia: Secondary Teaching and Learning Units
A Chinese seismoscope (Page 132) 1. Explain the difference between a seismograph and a seismoscope. (A seismoscope is an instrument that demonstrates seismic activity has occurred and a seismograph is an instrument for measuring ...
‎1996
3
International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology
... Accelerometer SSRZ Voa = 1.6 × 10−3 sec2 Accelerometer UAR Voa = 1.6 × 10−3 sec2 Seismoscope SBM Seismoscope AIS-3M Cahul Accelerometer SSRZ Voa = 1.6 × 10−3 sec2 Seismoscope SBM Leova Seismograph VBP+M001/10Hz  ...
William H.K. Lee, Hiroo Kanamori, Paul Jennings, 2003
4
Geological Survey Professional Paper
... the seismoscope pen was 3.4 cm on the University of Hawaii, Hilo, seismoscope, 43 km (29 mi) from the epicenter, and the seismoscope on ash, 45 km (3 1 mi) from the epicenter, recorded 3. 1 cm displacement (Rojahn and Morrill, 1977, p.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987
5
University Bulletin: A Weekly Bulletin for the Staff of the ...
A strong-motion seismoscope designed to record earth tremors has been installed on the Santa Barbara campus by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Dr. Arthur Sylvester of the geology department said the seismoscope, which only  ...
University of California (System), 1968
6
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
The trace on the seismoscope plate of the ground floor (fig. 17) had a maximum relative displacement of Sd = 5.3 cm for Ta = 0.78 s, and a 10-percent damping. Two sections of the maximum excursions of the recorded motion on the ...
‎1976
7
A History of Persian Earthquakes
It triggered a Cacciatore-type seismoscope in the observatory of Tabriz, which was established by the Russian Consul N. Khanikoff early in 1855 (Abich 1857, 1858 - see p. 62). It is after 1892, however, that the larger events in Persia began to ...
N. N. Ambraseys, C. P. Melville, 2005
8
The Honomu, Hawaii, Earthquake: Report of Inspection
Figure 8 shows the seismoscope described by Cloud and Hudson (l967) . Essentially the seismoscope record represents the motion of a building whose natural period is 0.75 sec and whose damping is l0% if critical. Hence seismo- scopes ...
‎1977
9
Seismic Risk and Engineering Decisions
A seismoscope is an instrument which records the occurrence of an earthquake. A widely used model due to Wilmot (shown in Fig. 10.1) is a damped two-degree- of-freedom oscillator capable of recording the pendulum trajectory in the ...
Cinna Lomnitz, 2012
10
Engineering Report on the Managua Earthquake of 23 December ...
Of the eleven seismoscope records of ground motion, four provide complete records of the motion (two of the four are at ESSO) ; two exceeded the maximum range of the seismoscope (one of these was smudged while removing it from the  ...
Mete Avni Sozen, R. B. Matthiesen, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEISMOSCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seismoscope is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fault Line Dancers Seek Refuge In The Air, Digital Art And Weekend …
They abruptly and robotically spin apart as if ordered by some internal seismoscope. One full-group movement has the feel of a humdrum, small-scale Busby ... «KGOU, May 15»
2
Predicting earthquakes is very much a work in progress
The Chinese had designed the world's first seismoscope nearly 2000 years ago, but a clear understanding of the cause of earthquakes had to wait till the 1960s, ... «Economic Times, May 15»
3
For 7500 Years, We've Made Sculptures Out Of Data
A seismoscope is a qualitative indicator of seismic activity—as opposed to seismographs which show quantitative data, typically through line graphs. The oldest ... «io9, Dec 14»
4
2000-Year-Old Earthquake Detector Worked With Accuracy in China
A replica of an ancient Chinese seismoscope from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 ... Zhang Heng presented the Han court with the world's first seismoscope. «The Epoch Times, Jul 14»
5
Is Fracking Causing East Texas Earthquakes?
It's a seismoscope. If a magnitude 4.3 earthquake happens here, those balls will roll off and bounce on the ground. Well, my desk, you notice they're not right ... «Here And Now, Mar 14»
6
The tech behind measuring earthquakes
Precursors to the modern style of devices came in the form of seismoscopes that merely recorded the occurrence of an earthquake. Chinese historical literature ... «Washington Post, Mar 14»
7
Camp Invention entices young minds to Brush
One such module, the 'Ecoverse' room, offered students the chance to create seismoscopes or earthquake warning designs out of a variety of tools, objects and ... «Brush News Tribune, Jun 13»
8
Scottish fact of the week: Curious Comrie
The building was refurbished in 1988 after falling into neglect, and remains active - a modern seismograph, and a model of an early wooden seismoscope ... «Scotsman, Apr 13»
9
Worldwide EARTHQUAKE related news – Archive November 2012
The first seismoscope was developed by Chang Heng, the Royal Astronomer ... The seismoscope would vibrate when an earthquake occurred, causing a ball to ... «Earthquake Report, Jan 13»
10
Worldwide EARTHQUAKE related news – Archive July – August 2012
The first seismoscope was developed by Chang Heng, the Royal Astronomer ... The seismoscope would vibrate when an earthquake occurred, causing a ball to ... «Earthquake Report, Sep 12»

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