English noun: seism | |||
1. | seism (event) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity | ||
Synonyms | earthquake, quake, temblor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | geological phenomenon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | earth tremor, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shock, submarine earthquake, tremor | ||