bradyseism
Meanings
noun
- A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
Word forms
Etymology
From brady- (“slow”) + seism.
Derived words
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