bradyseism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

bradyseism bradyseisms

Etymology

From brady- (“slow”) + seism.

Derived words

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