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SEISMAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does seismal mean?
• SEISMAL (adjective)
The adjective SEISMAL has 1 sense:
1. subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
Familiarity information: SEISMAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
Synonyms:
seismal; seismic
Similar:
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
Derivation:
seism (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity)
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