seismometer
noun
seis·mom·e·ter
sīz-ˈmä-mə-tər 
sīs-
: a seismograph measuring the actual movements of the ground (as on the earth or the moon)
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Now, a new analysis shows that the system recorded 11,000 quakes about as well as standard seismometers.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 20 July 2025
Each contains 14 distinct sensing channels, including seismometers and accelerometers, as well as pressure gauges to measure waves passing overhead.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 July 2025
Andover’s Gelb Science Center features a seismometer, a molecular biology research laboratory, and an observatory.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Ideally, scientists say, a mission would fly to the asteroid before April 2029 and scatter seismometers on the surface to collect data.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 20 July 2025
Each contains 14 distinct sensing channels, including seismometers and accelerometers, as well as pressure gauges to measure waves passing overhead.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 July 2025
Andover’s Gelb Science Center features a seismometer, a molecular biology research laboratory, and an observatory.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Ideally, scientists say, a mission would fly to the asteroid before April 2029 and scatter seismometers on the surface to collect data.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
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“Seismometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismometer. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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seismometer
noun
seis·mom·e·ter
sīz-ˈmäm-ət-ər
sīs-
: a seismograph that measures the actual movements of the ground
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