SEISMIC DISTURBANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seismic disturbance mean? 

• SEISMIC DISTURBANCE (noun)
  The noun SEISMIC DISTURBANCE has 1 sense:

1. an instance of agitation of the earth's crust

  Familiarity information: SEISMIC DISTURBANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEISMIC DISTURBANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instance of agitation of the earth's crust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

seismic disturbance; shock

Context example:

the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch

Hypernyms ("seismic disturbance" is a kind of...):

earthquake; quake; seism; temblor (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity)