Seismometer

Alternative forms

• seismometre nonstandard

Origin

- + meter + -

Full definition of seismometer

Noun

1. (geology) A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.
• 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything (BCA), page 205:Despite the Hebgen Lake quake and the other known risks, Yellowstone didn't get permanent seismometers until the 1970s.

Related terms

• seismometric
• seismometry