seismograph
noun
seis·mo·graph
ˈsīz-mə-ˌgraf 
ˈsīs-
: an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground
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In addition, new spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake seismographs and deep ocean sensors that capture how fast tsunami waves are traveling, four separate people with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Readings taken from these seismograph stations after earthquakes have helped scientists map Yellowstone’s magma chamber in the past, albeit blurrily, leaving the precise limits of the magma chamber unknown.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Back in 2011, in a game against ACC rival Miami (FL), a seismograph detected seismic activity when the team entered the stadium, then again in 2015 during a game against Ohio State and one more time in 2021 during their home opener against North Carolina.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 May 2025
They were in fact treated like psychic seismographs, picking up disturbances and instability, prophecies of good fortune or doom.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Readings taken from these seismograph stations after earthquakes have helped scientists map Yellowstone’s magma chamber in the past, albeit blurrily, leaving the precise limits of the magma chamber unknown.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Back in 2011, in a game against ACC rival Miami (FL), a seismograph detected seismic activity when the team entered the stadium, then again in 2015 during a game against Ohio State and one more time in 2021 during their home opener against North Carolina.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 May 2025
They were in fact treated like psychic seismographs, picking up disturbances and instability, prophecies of good fortune or doom.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seismograph
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“Seismograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismograph. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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seismograph
noun
seis·mo·graph
ˈsīz-mə-ˌgraf
ˈsīs-
: a device to measure and record vibrations of the earth
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