seismoscope

seis·mo·scope

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyz-muh-skohp, sahys-]
- /ˈsaɪz məˌskoʊp, ˈsaɪs-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyz-muh-skohp, sahys-]
- /ˈsaɪz məˌskoʊp, ˈsaɪs-/

Definitions of seismoscope word

noun seismoscope an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake. 1
noun seismoscope an obsolete instrument that indicates the occurrence of an earthquake 0
noun seismoscope an instrument indicating only the occurrence and time of earthquakes 0

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Origin of seismoscope

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; seismo- + -scope

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Parts of speech for Seismoscope

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seismoscope

seismoscope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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