单词 | peneseismic |
释义 | > as lemmaspeneseismic peneseismic adj. Brit. /ˌpiːnᵻˈsʌɪzmɪk/ , /ˌpɛnᵻˈsʌɪzmɪk/ , U.S. /ˌpinəˈsaɪzmɪk/ , /ˌpɛnəˈsaɪzmɪk/ [after French pénéséismique (F. de Montessus de Ballore Géogr. séismologique (ed. 2, 1905) 11)] Seismology (now rare) (of a region) in which earthquakes occur infrequently and with little or no destructive force.ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [adjective] > earthquake > non-destructive peneseismic1906 1906 Geogr. Jrnl. 27 401 Outlying seismic districts are, New Zealand,..Florida, the Indus delta, the hills of Madagascar and Central Abyssinia; with the exception of the coast districts of Morocco and Algiers this is the only seismic district in Africa, a continent which is, as a whole, peneseismic or aseismic. 1921 C. Davison Man. Seismol. x. 161 Peneseismic countries, in which earthquakes are severe, but fall short of destructive power. < as lemmas |
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