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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Seismic sensors on the North Sea seafloor picked up the vibrations regionally, and global seismometers began transcribing the signal as a large, long-period seismic wave reached each one.
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Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
That’s where the Apollo missions’ seismometers come in.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
InSight was equipped with a seismometer that measured multiple marsquakes in the four years the ship operated.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
The lander’s seismometer detected the first quakes on another planet, dubbed marsquakes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
That’s where the Apollo missions’ seismometers come in.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
InSight was equipped with a seismometer that measured multiple marsquakes in the four years the ship operated.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
The lander’s seismometer detected the first quakes on another planet, dubbed marsquakes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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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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