French Conversation · Level 90
58 words
French word
sismique
Pronunciation
IPA/sismik/
Meaning
- adjectiveseismic
Example
On ressent une activité sismique dans la ville.
Seismic activity can be felt in the city.
More examples
Une secousse sismique a été ressentie ce matin.
A seismic tremor was felt this morning.
Core concept
A description of crustal movement and the vibrations or damage it can produce at the surface.
Common phrases
secousse sismique
seismic tremor
carte sismique
seismic map
risque sismique
seismic risk
Similar words
tremblant: Quivering with small, repeated movements.
secoué: Vibrating after a powerful shock or impact.
endommagé: Damaged or partly disabled by impact or heavy strain.
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte aux tremblements de terre ou aux mouvements de la croûte terrestre.
Word origin
French sismique was formed from Greek seismos, "earthquake," borrowed through the scientific Latin form seismicus.
Usage tips
- Activité sismique can describe ongoing or detected movement even when no earthquake is felt by people.
Opposites
- aseismiqueaseismicadjective
Related words
- sismiquementseismicallyadverb
- sismologieseismologynoun