seismisch
seismic
Relating to earthquakes or the vibrations and waves generated by them.
EXAMPLE
Seismische Wellen breiten sich im Gestein aus.
Seismic waves travel through rock.
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry seismisch, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | seismisch |
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After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Typical collocations
'Seismisch' (seismic) is often used with words from earthquake research, such as 'seismische Wellen' (seismic waves), 'seismische Aktivität' (seismic activity), 'seismische Messungen' (seismic measurements), and 'seismische Daten' (seismic data).
EXAMPLE
Die Messgeräte registrierten eine ungewöhnlich starke seismische Aktivität.
The instruments recorded unusually strong seismic activity.
Technical usage
'Seismisch' (seismic) is mainly part of the technical language of geology and geophysics, but it also appears in news reports about earthquakes and volcanoes.
EXAMPLE
Der Bericht untersucht die seismischen Veränderungen unter dem Vulkan.
The report examines the seismic changes beneath the volcano.
Adverbial use
'Seismisch' (seismic) is used not only as an attributive adjective before a noun, but also as an adverb before another adjective, especially in the fixed expression 'seismisch aktiv' (seismically active).
EXAMPLE
Die Region ist seismisch aktiv und wird regelmäßig überwacht.
The region is seismically active and is monitored regularly.
In real life
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