seismic

English

Etymology

Based on Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪzmɪk/
Rhymes: -aɪzmɪk.

Adjective

seismic (not comparable)

Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
(figuratively) Of very large or widespread effect.
- 2018 January 27, Dafydd Pritchard, “Newport 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur”, in BBC Sport‎:
  With Spurs having avoided a seismic Cup upset, Newport's heroic display will be rewarded with a lucrative replay at Wembley.

Derived terms

Translations

related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth

Catalan: sísmic
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: seisminen
Galician: sísmico m
German: seismisch (de)
Greek: σεισμικός (el) (seismikós)
Hungarian: szeizmikus (hu)
Icelandic: jarðskjálfta-
Ido: sismala, sisma (io)
Nepali: please add this translation if you can

Polish: sejsmiczny (pl) m
Portuguese: sísmico (pt)
Romanian: seismic (ro)
Russian: сейсми́ческий (ru) (sejsmíčeskij)
Spanish: sísmico
Swedish: seismisk
Turkish: sismik (tr)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: crynfaol, seismig (cy)

of very large or widespread effect

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French: ^{(please verify)} sismique (fr)
Italian: sismico (1)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} seismica f, ^{(please verify)} seismucis m

Romanian: seismic m
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} seismico

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