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seismometer

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seis·mom·e·ter  (sz-mm-tr)
n.
A detecting device that receives seismic impulses.
seismo·metric (-m-mtrk), seismo·metri·cal (-r-kl) adj.
seismometer  (sz-mm-tr)
A detecting device that receives seismic impulses. It is the detecting component of a seismograph. See more at seismograph.
seismometer
a special seismograph equipped to measure the actual movement of the ground. — seismometry, n. — seismometric, adj.
See also: Earthquakes
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