study of earthquakes

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• Portal:Earthquakes — Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology …   Wikipedia

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• seismology — study of earthquakes Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

• geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… …   Universalium

• earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …   Universalium

• seismology — seismologic /suyz meuh loj ik, suys /, seismological, adj. seismologically, adv. seismologist, n. /suyz mol euh jee, suys /, n. the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena. Also called seismography. [1855 60; SEISMO + LOGY] * * * S …   Universalium

• Seismology — (from Greek gr. σεισμός, seismos , earthquake ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth. The field also includes studies of earthquake effects, such as tsunamis as well… …   Wikipedia

• Charles Francis Richter — Charles Richter, c.1970 Born April 26, 1900( …   Wikipedia

• seismic —   a. pertaining to earthquakes.    ♦ seismicity, n.    ♦ seismal,    ♦ seismatical,    ♦ seismetic, a.    ♦ seismism, n. seismic phenomena.    ♦ seismograph, n. instrument recording earthquakes.    ♦ seismology, n. study of earthquakes.    ♦… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Otto Volger — Otto Volger, 1864 Georg Heinrich Otto Volger (January 30, 1822 October 18, 1897) was a German geologist born in Lüneburg. He studied natural history at the University of Göttingen, and later taught classes in natural history at the Muri monastery …   Wikipedia