seismic

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈsaɪzmɪk/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or caused by earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth.; Of very great importance or effect; earth-shattering, momentous.; Relating to the use of seismic waves for exploration or investigation of subsurface structures.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more seismic Superlative: most seismic

Collocations

seismic activityseismic wavesseismic shiftseismic eventseismic zoneseismic data

Derivatives

seismicallyseismologyseismologistseismographseismometeraseismic

Synonyms

earthshakingtremorousgroundbreakingrevolutionarymonumental

Antonyms

insignificantminortrivial

Commonly confused

seismological
EN: 'Seismic' refers to earthquakes or their effects directly; 'seismological' refers to the scientific study of earthquakes.
siesmic
EN: 'Siesmic' is a common misspelling; the correct spelling is 'seismic' with 'ei' before 's'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the order of vowels: 'sei-smic' (e before i), not 'siesmic'. The word comes from Greek 'seismos' (earthquake).

💬 Examples

  1. The seismic activity in the region increased dramatically over the past month.

  2. The invention of the internet brought about a seismic shift in global communication.

  3. The company conducted a seismic survey to locate potential oil reserves beneath the ocean floor.