microseism
noun
mi·cro·seism ˈmī-krə-ˌsī-zəm 
: a feeble rhythmically and persistently recurring earth tremor
microseismic
ˌmī-krə-ˈsīz-mik
adjective -ˈsīs-
microseismicity
ˌmī-krə-sīz-ˈmi-sə-tē
noun -sīs-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. 
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 See More
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + Greek seismos earthquake — more at seismic
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
microseisms
noun
as in microearthquakes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- microearthquakes
- seaquakes
- convulsions
- upheavals
- quakes
- earthquakes
- tremors
- foreshocks
- shocks
- aftershocks
- shakes
- cataclysms
- temblors