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SEISMOLOGY
seismology
(noun) the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
seismology (uncountable)
The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.
Hyponyms
• astroseismology
• geoseismology
• helioseismology
• kronoseismology
• selenoseismology
Source: Wiktionary
Seis*mol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Definition: The science of earthquakes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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