seismic wave

noun

1. a wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface.

seismic wave

noun

1. an earth vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion

Word History and Origins

Origin of seismic wave¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The shaking from one station to another can give scientists an idea of how fast a seismic wave travels between stations.

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This "seismic velocity" is related to the structure of the Earth through which the seismic wave is traveling.

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By subsequently bouncing a ball next to the experimental setup, triggering a small seismic wave, they saw how all the granules rapidly shifted in response: they had triggered a miniature earthquake!

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"We found that a very small perturbation, a small seismic wave, is capable of causing a granular material to completely restructure itself," explains Farain.

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Synthetic waveform tests showed that this addition significantly improved the evaluation of seismic wave polarization, a crucial factor in distinguishing signal from noise.

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