"seismic wave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seismic waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} seismic wave (plural seismic waves)
  1. Any of several forms of vibrational waves that travel through the Earth as the result of an earthquake or underground explosion. Categories (topical): Earthquake engineering, Seismology Translations (vibrational wave that travels through the Earth): 地震波 (dìzhènbō) (Chinese Mandarin), 震波 (zhènbō) (Chinese Mandarin), seizmická vlna [feminine] (Czech), maanjäristysaalto (Finnish), seisminen aalto (Finnish), onde sismique [feminine] (French), undă seismică [feminine] (Romanian), undă de cutremur [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-seismic_wave-en-noun-7hywr3KV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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