seismograph
IPA/ˈsaɪzməɡrɑːf/
IPA/ˈsaɪzməɡræf/
seismograph — noun
- seismographsingular
- seismographsplural
1. a device that records how strongly the ground moves during an earthquake
1.名詞C1
釋義
a device that records how strongly the ground moves during an earthquake
例句
Engineers checked the seismograph after the overnight quake shook the harbor.
check a seismograph after a quake
At the museum, children watched the seismograph draw lines during a tremor.
seismograph draw lines during a tremor
Nkechi reset the seismograph before the research team climbed the volcano.
The school kept a seismograph in the basement near the science lab.
After the bridge swayed, workers compared the seismograph record with camera footage.
文法句型
a seismograph
check a seismograph
reset a seismograph
a seismograph record
用法筆記
Usually used for a specific machine in scientific monitoring or safety work, not for the wider study of earthquakes.