seismoscope

noun

seis·​mo·​scope

: an instrument for recording only the time or fact of occurrence of earthquakes compare seismometer

seismoscopic

¦⸗⸗¦skäpik

-pēk

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary seismo- + -scope

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