Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aseismic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: aseis-mic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seismically inactive.

adj

Applied to earth fault slip movement that does not produce any seismic shock.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English seismic English aseismic From a- + seismic.

Inflected Forms

more aseismic (comparative) most aseismic (superlative)

Derived Forms

aseismically

Questions

What does aseismic mean?: Seismically inactive.
Where does aseismic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English seismic English aseismic From a- + seismic.

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