Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration.
- adjective Earthshaking.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of an earthquake; relating to or connected with an earthquake, or with earthquakes in general.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to an earthquake; caused by an earthquake.
- adjective the point upon the earth's surface vertically over the center of effort or focal point whence the earthquake's impulse proceeds, or the vertical line connecting these two points.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Related to, or caused by an
earthquake or othervibration of theEarth . - adjective figuratively Of very large, or
widespread effect.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
Etymologies
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Examples
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NEARY: Now, David Cameron said in that news conference yesterday that this coalition could mark what he called a seismic shift in British politics.
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NEARY: Now, David Cameron said in that news conference yesterday that this coalition could mark what he called a seismic shift in British politics.
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At about 5: 40 a.m. Eastern Time, the Mine Safety and Health Administration was informed of what they call a seismic event or ground failure near the site of the mine in question.
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It far exceeds masonry walls in seismic resistence.
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Every miniscule pothole was a lesson in seismic activity.
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It far exceeds masonry walls in seismic resistence.
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It far exceeds masonry walls in seismic resistence.
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It far exceeds masonry walls in seismic resistence.
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It far exceeds masonry walls in seismic resistence.
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That move, and the Giants from New York to San Francisco, would usher in seismic changes for the game of baseball -- and not a few for America.
George Mitrovich: When Brooklyn Was No More George Mitrovich 2010
madmouth commented on the word seismic
heard these days more often than not in the vicinity of orgasm
June 5, 2009
yarb commented on the word seismic
I still read it more often in relation to plate tectonics. Perhaps I'm reading the wrong matter.
June 5, 2009
madmouth commented on the word seismic
'heard', not 'read', I said (leave it to TV to fossilize terms into the incorrect domain).
though I suspect there's a bit of kooky femlit out there mentioning 'mother earth's seismic orgasm'
June 5, 2009