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61 магнитуда сейсмического явления
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62 сейсмический регистратор
1) Engineering: seismic recorder2) Oil: event-recording systemУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сейсмический регистратор
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63 stark
I Adj.1. allg. strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc.); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful; das starke Geschlecht umg. the stronger sex; starkes Mittel MED. strong ( oder potent) medication; starke Seite fig. strong point, strength, forte; sich stark machen für stand up for; den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg. try to act tough; Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics Pl.; starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units; eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company; sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong; etwas Starkes trinken umg. drink some hard stuff2. (beleibt) stout; (dick) Wand etc.: thick; er ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight; für die stärkere Frau oder Figur euph. for the fuller figure; das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long; 5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick; das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc.: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc.: severe; einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair; starker Beifall loud applause; starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand; starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater; starkes Fieber a high temperature; starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain; die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad; starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain; starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration; ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film4. umg., iro. (schlimm) bad; das ist ( wirklich) stark! oder das ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick; da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!5. (gut) good; umg. (großartig) great; ein starker Film auch a brilliant film; Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel; eine starke Leistung a fine performance; stark in der Abwehr SPORT strong in defen|ce (Am. -se); der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (Am. field); echt stark Sl. real cool6. LING., Verb etc.: strongII Adv.1. (sehr) strongly; stark befahren (STRAßE etc.) busy; stark behaart very hairy; stark benachteiligt severely handicapped; stark beschäftigt very busy; stark betont strongly stressed; stark betrunken very drunk; stark bevölkert densely populated; eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region; stark erkältet sein have a bad cold; stark gewürzt highly seasoned; stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated; stark ansteigen rise sharply; sich stark verändern change radically; stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely); stark regnen rain heavily, pour; stark riechen have a strong smell; stark trinken / rauchen be a heavy drinker / smoker; stark wirken have a strong effect; stark wirkend Medikament etc.: powerful; jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about s.o.; stark auf Mitternacht / die 70 zugehen umg. be fast approaching midnight / 702. (gut) well; sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg. MUS. her playing (THEAT. her acting) was great; unheimlich stark aussehen / singen umg. look really great ( oder fantastic) / sing incredibly well* * *super; powerful; heavy; strong; intense; mighty; great* * *stạrk [ʃtark]1. adj comp - er['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃtɛrkstə]stark bleiben — to be strong; (im Glauben) to hold firm
See:2) (= dick) thick; (euph = korpulent) Dame, Herr large, well-built (euph); Arme, Beine large, strong (euph)3) (= beträchtlich, heftig) Schmerzen, Kälte intense; Frost severe, heavy; Regen, Schneefall, Verkehr, Raucher, Trinker, Druck heavy; Sturm violent; Erkältung bad, heavy; Wind, Strömung, Eindruck strong; Appetit, Esser hearty; Beifall hearty, loud; Fieber, Nachfrage high; Trauer, Schmerz deep; Übertreibung, Widerhall, Bedenken considerable, great5) (= zahlreich) Auflage, Gefolge large; Nachfrage great, big6) (inf = hervorragend) Leistung, Werk great (inf)2. adv comp - er['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl am -sten1) (mit vb) a lot; (mit adj, ptp) very; applaudieren loudly; pressen, drücken, ziehen hard; regnen heavily; rauchen a lot, heavily; beeindrucken greatly; vertreten, dagegen sein strongly; abgenutzt, beschmutzt, beschädigt, entzündet etc badly; bluten profusely; vergrößert, verkleinert greatlystark wirkend (Medikament, Alkohol) — potent
Frauen sind stärker vertreten —
2) (inf = hervorragend) really welldie singt unheimlich stark — she's a really great singer (inf), she sings really well
* * *1) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hard2) heavy3) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) heavy4) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) high5) (powerful; strong: a potent drink.) potent6) strongly7) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) strong8) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) strong9) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) strong10) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) strong* * *<stärker, stärkste>[ʃtark]I. adj1. (kraftvoll) strongein \starker Händedruck a powerful grip\starke Muskeln strong muscles, brawn no pl2. (mächtig) powerful, strong3. (unbeugsam) Charakter, Wille strong4. (dick) Ast, Schnur, Wand thickein 500 Seiten \starkes Buch a book of 500 pages6. (zahlreich) Anwesenheit largedie Veranstaltung erfreute sich einer \starken Beteiligung a large number of people took part in the event\starke Nachfrage great demand120 Mann \stark sein to be 120 strong, to number 120stärker werden to put on weight9. (hochgradig)\starke Ähnlichkeit strong resemblance\starker Raucher/Trinker heavy smoker/drinker10. (gehaltvoll, wirksam) Kaffee, Zigaretten strong\starke Drogen/ \starker Schnaps strong [or hard] drugs/schnapps\starke Medikamente strong [or potent] medicines11. (heftig, intensiv) severe, heavy\starker Druck high pressureein \starker Erdstoß a heavy seismic shock\starker Frost severe [or heavy] frost\starke Hitze/Kälte intense [or severe] heat/cold\starke Regenfälle/Schneefälle heavy rainfall no pl/snowfall[s]\starke Schwüle oppressive sultriness\starke Strömung strong [or forceful] current\starker Sturm violent storm12. (kräftig, laut) loud\starker Applaus hearty [or loud] applauseein \starker Aufprall/Schlag/Stoß a hard [or heavy] impact/blow/knockein \starkes Rauschen a [loud] roar[ing]13. (schlimm) severe\starke Entzündung/Vereiterung severe inflammation/suppurationeine \starke Erkältung a bad [or heavy] cold\starkes Fieber a bad [or high] fevereine \starke Grippe/Kolik a bad case of [the fam] flu/colic\starke Krämpfe bad [or severe] cramps\starker Schmerz severe [or intense] pain14. (tief empfunden) Eindruck, Gefühle intense, strong\starke Bedenken considerable reservations\starke Liebe deep [or profound] love17. (sehr gut) Leistung greatmeiner Meinung nach war sein letztes Buch sein bisher stärkstes in my opinion his last book was his best up to nowII. adv1. (heftig) heavilygestern hat es \stark gestürmt there was a heavy [or violent] storm yesterday\stark regnen/schneien to rain/snow heavily [or a lot2. (in höherem Maße) greatly, a lotdie Ausstellung war \stark besucht there were a lot of visitors to the exhibition\stark betrunken sein to be very drunk\stark gekauft werden to sell extremely well [or fam like hot cakes]\stark übertreiben to greatly [or grossly] exaggerate\stark vertreten strongly represented3. (schlimm) severely\stark beschädigt badly [or considerably] damaged\stark bluten to bleed profusely [or heavily]\stark erkältet sein to have a bad [or heavy] cold4. (kräftig) harddu musst stärker drücken you must push harder\stark applaudieren to applaud loudly [or heartily5. (eine große Menge verwendend) stronglyzu \stark gesalzen too salty\stark gewürzt highly spiced* * *1.; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)
4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>2.1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very muchstark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.
stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent
es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty
stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold
er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)
3) (Sprachw.)stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb
* * *A. adj1. allg strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful;das starke Geschlecht umg the stronger sex;starke Seite fig strong point, strength, forte;den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg try to act tough;Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics pl;starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units;eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company;sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong;etwas Starkes trinken umg drink some hard stuffer ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight;Figur euph for the fuller figure;das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long;5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick;das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc: severe;einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair;starker Beifall loud applause;starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand;starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater;starkes Fieber a high temperature;starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain;die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad;starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain;starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration;ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film4. umg, iron (schlimm) bad;das ist (wirklich) stark! oderdas ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick;da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!ein starker Film auch a brilliant film;Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel;eine starke Leistung a fine performance;der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (US field);echt stark sl real cool6. LING, Verb etc: strongB. adv1. (sehr) strongly;stark befahren (Straße etc) busy;stark behaart very hairy;stark benachteiligt severely handicapped;stark beschäftigt very busy;stark betont strongly stressed;stark betrunken very drunk;stark bevölkert densely populated;eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region;stark erkältet sein have a bad cold;stark gewürzt highly seasoned;stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated;stark ansteigen rise sharply;sich stark verändern change radically;stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely);stark regnen rain heavily, pour;stark riechen have a strong smell;stark trinken/rauchen be a heavy drinker/smoker;stark wirken have a strong effect;stark wirkend Medikament etc: powerful;jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about sb;stark auf Mitternacht/die 70 zugehen umg be fast approaching midnight/702. (gut) well;sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg MUS her playing (THEAT her acting) was great;…stark im adj1. (kräftig)nervenstark with strong nerves;saugstark with powerful suctionmitgliederstark with a large number of members3. (gut)gedächtnisstark with a good memory;konzentrationsstark with good powers of concentration;kopfballstark good at heading the ball* * *1.; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)
4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>2.1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very muchstark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.
stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent
es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty
stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold
er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)
3) (Sprachw.)stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb
* * *(Regen) adj.heavy (rain) adj. (Umgangssprache) adj.awesome (US) adj. adj.heavy adj.intense adj.strong adj. adv.deeply adv.strongly adv. -
64 волна
( на сейсмограмме) event, sea, wave* * *волна́ ж.
waveволна́ вычита́ется — the wave interferes destructivelyподня́ть волну́ ( о ветре) мор. — raise a choppy sea (of wind)рабо́тать на (коро́ткой) волне́ — operate at [on] (short) wavelengthволна́ распространя́ется в результа́те многокра́тного отраже́ния — the wave travels by multiple reflectionволна́ распространя́ется по прямолине́йным траекто́риям радио — the wave is propagated in straight linesволна́ скла́дывается — the wave interferes constructivelyальфе́новские во́лны — Alfen wavesатмосфе́рные во́лны — atmospheric wavesбегу́щая волна́ — travelling waveблужда́ющие во́лны — stray wavesбортова́я волна́ мор. — athwart [beam] seaво́лны вероя́тности — waves of probability, probability wavesвертика́льно поляризо́ванная волна́ — vertically polarized waveвзрывна́я волна́ — blast waveвозвра́тная волна́ — back(ward) waveвозду́шная волна́ — air waveволна́ возмуще́ний аргд. — Mach waveволна́ в свобо́дном простра́нстве — free-space waveвстре́чная волна́ мор. — head [meeting] seaгармони́ческая волна́ — harmonic waveгоризонта́льно поляризо́ванная волна́ — horizontally polarized waveгравитацио́нные во́лны — gravitational wavesграни́чная волна́ ( в волноводе) — boundary [critical, limiting, cut-off] waveво́лны де Бро́йля — associated [de Broglie, matter, particle] wavesдетонацио́нная волна́ — detonation waveдефлаграцио́нная волна́ — deflagration waveдециметро́вые во́лны ( диапазон ультравысоких частот) — decimetric waves (ultra-high-frequency [UHF] band, 300 MHz — 3 GHz)дифраги́рованная волна́ — diffracted waveдли́нные во́лны ( диапазон низких частот) — long [kilometric] waves (low-frequency [LF] band, 30—300 kHz)звукова́я волна́ — acoustic [sound] waveземна́я волна́ — ground waveзонди́рующая волна́ — transmitted waveволна́ изги́ба мех. — flexural waveи́мпульсная волна́ — impulse waveинтерференцио́нная волна́ — interferential waveинфракра́сные во́лны — infra-red wavesионосфе́рная волна́ — ionospheric [sky] waveкапилля́рные во́лны — capillary wavesкилометро́вые во́лны — long [kilometric] waves (low-frequency [LF] band, 30—300 kHz)когере́нтная волна́ — coherent waveво́лны конвекцио́нного то́ка — convection current modesкормова́я волна́ — quarter(ing) seaкоро́ткие во́лны ( диапазон высоких частот) — short [decametric] waves (high-frequency [HF] band, 3—30 MHz)крити́ческая волна́ — boundary [critical, limiting, cut-off] waveлевополяризо́ванная волна́ — left-handed polarized [counter-clockwise-polarized] waveлине́йно-поляризо́ванная волна́ — plane-polarized [linearly polarized] waveмагнитогидродинами́ческие во́лны — magnetohydrodynamic wavesмагно́нная волна́ — magnon waveво́лны мате́рии — associated [de Broglie, matter, particle] wavesметро́вые во́лны ( диапазон весьма высоких частот) — metric waves (very-high-frequency [VHF] band, 30 MHz — 300 MHz)миллиметро́вые во́лны ( диапазон чрезвычайно высоких частот) — millimetric waves (extremely-high-frequency [EHF ] band, 30 GHz — 300 GHz)мириаметро́вые во́лны см. сверхдлинные волнымногокра́тно отражё́нная волна́ — multiple reflection waveмонохромати́ческая волна́ — monochromatic waveво́лны на пове́рхности жи́дкости — capillary wavesволна́ напряже́ний ( механических) — stress waveволна́ напряже́ния, прямоуго́льная — rectangular voltage waveнеобыкнове́нная волна́ — extraordinary [E] waveнеодноро́дная волна́ — inhomogeneous waveнеотражё́нная волна́ — direct [non-reflected] waveносова́я волна́ мор. — bow seaобыкнове́нная волна́ — ordinary [O] waveопо́рная волна́ ( в голографии) — reference waveопти́ческая волна́ — optical waveортогона́льная волна́ — orthogonal waveосновна́я волна́ — fundamental [principal] wave, principal modeотражё́нная волна́ — (от земли, предметов и т. п.) reflected wave; ( от ионосферы) ionospheric [sky] waveпа́дающая волна́ — incident waveпараметри́чески свя́занные во́лны — parametrically coupled wavesперви́чная волна́ — primary waveволна́ перенапряже́ния — voltage surgeпла́зменная волна́ — plasma waveпло́ская волна́ — plane waveплоскополяризо́ванная волна́ — plane-polarized [linearly polarized] waveволна́ пло́тности — density waveпове́рхностная волна́1. мех. surface wave2. ( земная) ground waveполяризо́ванная волна́ — polarized waveволна́ поляризо́ванная, циркуля́рно — circularly polarized waveволна́ поляризо́ванная, эллипти́чески — elliptically polarized waveпопере́чная волна́ — transverse waveпопере́чная, магни́тная волна́ — transverse magnetic [TM] wave, transverse magnetic [TM] modeпопере́чная, электри́ческая волна́ — transverse electric [TE] wave, transverse electric [TE] modeпопере́чная, электромагни́тная волна́ — transverse electromagnetic [TEM] waveпопу́тная волна́ — following seaпосторо́нние во́лны — extraneous wavesправополяризо́ванная волна́ — right-handed polarized [clockwise-polarized] waveпреломлё́нная волна́ — refracted waveпреоблада́ющая волна́ — dominant wave, dominant modeпродо́льная волна́ — longitudinal waveпромежу́точные во́лны — medium high-frequency waves (50—200 m)простра́нственная волна́ — ionospheric [sky] waveпроходя́щая волна́ (в волноводах, линиях передачи) — transmitted waveпряма́я волна́1. радио space wave2. эл. forward waveрассе́янная волна́ — scattered waveрасходя́щиеся во́лны — diverging wavesрезульти́рующая волна́ — resultant waveво́лны Рэ́лея — Rayleigh wavesсантиметро́вые во́лны ( диапазон сверхвысоких частот) — centimetric waves (super-high-frequency [SHF] band, 3 GHz — 30 GHz)сверхдли́нные во́лны ( диапазон весьма низких частот) — very long [myriametric] waves (very-low-frequency [VLF] band, 3 KHz — 30 KHz)волна́ с враща́ющейся пло́скостью поляриза́ции — rotated-plane waveволна́ свя́зи — frequency (setting), channelвыбира́ть волну́ свя́зи зара́нее — preset a frequency [a channel]зафикси́ровать волну́ свя́зи зара́нее — detent a frequency [a channel]набра́ть волну́ свя́зи — set up a frequency [a channel]волна́ сдви́га мех. — shear waveсейсми́ческие во́лны — seismic wavesволна́ сжа́тия — compression waveсинусоида́льная волна́ — sine waveсопряжё́нная волна́ — partial [associated] waveспада́ющая волна́ — decaying [collapsing] waveсре́дние во́лны ( диапазон средних частот) — medium [hectometric] waves (medium-frequency [MF] band, 300 kHz—3 MHz)стоя́чая волна́ — standing waveсубмиллиметро́вые во́лны — submillimetric wavesсфери́ческая волна́ — spherical waveсходя́щиеся во́лны — converging [convergent] wavesтемперату́рные во́лны — temperature wavesтепловы́е во́лны — heat wavesволна́ ти́па E — E-wave, TM waveволна́ ти́па EH — EH [TEM] waveволна́ ти́па H — H-wave, TE waveволна́ ти́па TE — TE wave, H-waveволна́ ти́па TM — TM wave, E-waveволна́ то́ка — current waveтропосфе́рная волна́ — tropospheric waveво́лны тяготе́ния — gravitational wavesуда́рная волна́ — shock waveуда́рная, головна́я волна́ — bow shock waveультразвукова́я волна́ — supersonic waveультракоро́ткие во́лны ( все диапазоны короче 10 м) — ultrashort waves (shorter than 10 m)упру́гая волна́ — elastic waveфа́зовые во́лны — associated [de Broglie, matter, particle] wavesфокуси́рованная волна́ — beam (sound) waveфоно́нная волна́ — phonon waveхолоста́я волна́ — idler waveцентри́рованная волна́ — centered [focused] waveциклотро́нная волна́ — cyclotron waveцилиндри́ческая волна́ — cylindrical waveшарова́я волна́ — spherical waveэлектромагни́тные во́лны — electromagnetic waves
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Seismic retrofit — Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Other retrofit techniques are applicable to areas subject to tropical cyclones,… … Wikipedia
seismic — adjective Etymology: Greek seismos shock, earthquake, from seiein to shake; probably akin to Avestan thwaēshō fear Date: 1858 1. of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake; also of or relating to an earth vibration caused by something else (as an … New Collegiate Dictionary
Seismic wave — Seismic waves are waves that travel through the Earth, most often as the result of a tectonic earthquake, sometimes from an explosion. Seismic waves are also continually excited by the pounding of ocean waves and the wind. Seismic waves are… … Wikipedia
Seismic hazard — refers to the study of expected earthquake ground motions at the earth s surface, and its likely effects on existing natural conditions and man made structures for public safety considerations; the results of such studies are published as seismic … Wikipedia
Seismic Unix — is an open source seismic utilities package supported by the Center for Wave Phenomena (CWP) at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM).Infobox Software name = Seismic Unix caption = Velocity Analysis with SU developer = [http://www.cwp.mines.edu/… … Wikipedia
Seismic Handler — (SH) is an interactive analysis program for preferably continuous waveform data. It was developed at the Seismological Observatory Gräfenberg and is in use there for daily routine analysis of local and global seismic events. In original form… … Wikipedia
Household seismic safety — Contributions of photographs related to details of preparation are needed. Household seismic safety is an issue for areas of the world with a high risk of seismic activity, and is concerned with the following: *Appropriate securing of household… … Wikipedia
Tornillo event — A tornillo event is a low frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes. The term, which means screw in Spanish, was coined in the mid 1990s at the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Pasto (OVSP) in Pasto, Colombia to describe… … Wikipedia
Mitigation of seismic motion — Main article: Earthquake engineering Mitigation of seismic motion is an important factor in earthquake engineering and construction in earthquake prone areas. The destabilizing action of an earthquake on constructions may be direct (seismic… … Wikipedia
Tunguska event in fiction — The Tunguska event was an explosion that occurred on June 30, 1908 in the Siberian region of Russia, possibly caused by a meteoroid airburst. The event has inspired much speculation and appears in diverse fictional contexts, reviewed here. This… … Wikipedia
Charlevoix Seismic Zone — The Charlevoix Seismic Zone is a seismically active area in the Charlevoix region of northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is also known as the Charlevoix Kamouraska Seismic Zone because earthquakes occur in Kamouraska Country where the land expression … Wikipedia