seismograph

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)

Etymology

From seismo- + -graph.

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