seismogram

noun

seis·​mo·​gram ˈsīz-mə-ˌgram How to pronounce seismogram (audio)
ˈsīs-
: the record of an earth tremor by a seismograph

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One of my first jobs was working as a seismogram analyst in Wellington, New Zealand. — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2011 And from 1982 to this moment, PCMag has witnessed and chronicled so many rises and falls that our oeuvre resembles a cultural seismogram. — PCMAG, 27 July 2022

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circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seismogram was circa 1891

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seismogram

noun
seis·​mo·​gram ˈsīz-mə-ˌgram How to pronounce seismogram (audio)
ˈsīs-
: the record of an earth tremor as made by a seismograph

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