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seismograph

/ˈsaɪzməɡrɑːf/noun

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noun
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    an instrument that measures and records information about earthquakes

    भूकंपलेखी

    • The seismograph recorded a strong earthquake.
    • Scientists read the zigzag lines drawn by the seismograph.
    • The seismograph in the observatory detected the tremors.
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    • A seismograph records the strength of an earthquake.
    • Geologists studied the readings from the seismograph.

    Synonyms seismometer

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

seismometer

AaSpelling

seis·mo·graph

Spelling and pronunciation: seis-mo-graph, /ˈsaɪzməɡrɑːf/, with seis- (/saɪz/) from Greek seismos (earthquake).

Spelling और pronunciation में seis-mo-graph, /ˈsaɪzməɡrɑːf/, seis- (/saɪz/), यूनानी seismos (भूकंप) से।

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One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked often: an instrument that records earthquakes is a seismograph; the record it makes a seismogram; the scale that measures the strength of an earthquake the Richter scale; the point inside the earth where an earthquake starts the focus or hypocentre; the point on the surface above it the epicentre.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: भूकंप रिकॉर्ड करने वाला यंत्र seismograph; उसका बनाया अभिलेख seismogram; भूकंप की तीव्रता मापने वाला पैमाना Richter scale; पृथ्वी के भीतर जहाँ भूकंप शुरू हो focus या hypocentre (उद्गम केंद्र); उसके ऊपर सतह का बिंदु epicentre (अधिकेंद्र)।