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seismogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
seis-mo-genic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of causing earthquakes.

Etymology

From seismo- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more seismogenic (comparative) most seismogenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonseismogenic

Phrases

seismogenic layer seismogenic zone

Questions

What does seismogenic mean?
Capable of causing earthquakes.
Where does seismogenic come from?
From seismo- + -genic.

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