seismologist
noun[C]
uk/saɪzˈmɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/saɪzˈmɑː.lə.dʒɪst/someone whostudiesthesudden,violentmovementsof theearthconnectedwithearthquakes:
地震学家Seismologists said theepicenterof thequakewas 5.5milesbelow theIndianOcean off thewestcoastof Sumatra.地震学家说震中位于苏门答腊西海岸印度洋以下5.5英里处。
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seismology
- Seismologists at the CaliforniaInstituteof Technology havediscoveredfouractivevolcanoesin thecentralAndes.
- "We can'tpredictthefaultwhere they willhappenand we can'ttellexactlywhen they willhappen," the seismologist said.
- A seismologist will bebroughtin nextweektoconsultwithengineersabout the Capitol'sfateif anotherquakewere tohitanytimesoon.
Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
- aftershock
- crater
- dormant
- earthquake
- epicentre
- extinct
- fault line
- lahar
- lava
- non-volcanic
- pyroclastic
- seismic
- seismically
- seismograph
- seismology
- shock wave
- subduction
- the San Andreas Fault
- tremor
- volcano