địa chấn kế
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Definition
- Noun:
- Seismometer: A scientific instrument that detects, measures, and records the vibrations of the ground caused by seismic waves from events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or explosions.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các nhà khoa học sử dụng địa chấn kế để theo dõi hoạt động địa chấn. (Scientists use a seismometer to monitor seismic activity.)
- Một mạng lưới địa chấn kế đã ghi nhận trận động đất. (A network of seismometers recorded the earthquake.)
Advanced Usage
- In modern seismology, a seismometer is often part of a complete seismograph system, which includes the sensor (seismometer) and a recording device.
- Broadband seismometers are highly sensitive instruments capable of detecting a wide range of ground motions, from very subtle to very strong.
Variants and Related Words
- Máy đo địa chấn: Another Vietnamese term for seismometer.
- Seismograph (n): The entire system for detecting and recording seismic waves.
- Seismology (n): The scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth.
Synonyms
- Seismoscope (an older, simpler device that indicates an earthquake occurred but does not necessarily record its details).
- Earthquake detector.
Related Terms
- Địa chấn (n): Seism; pertaining to earth vibrations or earthquakes.
- Tâm chấn (n): Epicenter; the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- Sóng địa chấn (n): Seismic waves.
- Seismometer