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bradyseism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brady-seism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus Ancient Greek βρᾰδῠ́ς (brădŭ́s)bor. English brady- English seism English bradyseism From brady- (“slow”) + seism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bradyseisms (plural)

Derived Forms

bradyseismic

Questions

What does bradyseism mean?
A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
Where does bradyseism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus Ancient Greek βρᾰδῠ́ς (brădŭ́s)bor. English brady- English seism English bradyseism From brady- (“slow”) + seism.

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