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wadati-benioff zone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wa-dati-be-niof-f -zone
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep-level seismic zone on the line of subduction where earthquakes occur.

Etymology

Named after the two independent discoverers: the Japanese seismologist Kiyoo Wadati, and the American seismologist Hugo Benioff

Inflected Forms

Wadati-Benioff zones (plural)

Synonyms

Benioff zone

Questions

What does wadati-benioff zone mean?
A deep-level seismic zone on the line of subduction where earthquakes occur.
Where does wadati-benioff zone come from?
Named after the two independent discoverers: the Japanese seismologist Kiyoo Wadati, and the American seismologist Hugo Benioff

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