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单词 microseismometer
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microseismometern.

Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)sʌɪzˈmɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊsaɪzˈmɑmədər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, seismometer n.
Etymology: < micro- comb. form + seismometer n. Compare microseismoscope n. and earlier microseismograph n.
Geology. rare.
An instrument for detecting or measuring weak earth tremors.
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1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 629/1 The cross-linked suspension..has been adopted in the microseismometer sketched in fig. 10.
1995 Economist 14 Oct. 146/3 Such devices are already being used in microseismometers—where they easily rival traditional earthquake seismometers in sensitivity—and are about to be incorporated into microgyroscopes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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