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isoseismal

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈsaɪzməl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to equal intensity of earthquake shock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a line on a map connecting points at which earthquake shocks are of equal intensity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Outside the isoseismal 4, the earthquake was observed at several places.

An isoseismal line is a curve which passes through all points at which the intensity of the shock was the same.

Fig. 19 shows the principal isoseismal lines as drawn by the Italian commissioners.

Within the isoseismal 3, buildings were more or less slightly damaged.

The only complete map of the isoseismal lines is that drawn by Professor Mercalli.

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