coseismal
/koʊˈsaɪzməl/
adjective
- Relating to or denoting points on the Earth's surface that are simultaneously affected by the same seismic wave from an earthquake.
- Seismologists study coseismal zones to understand how earthquakes spread.
- The coseismal lines on the map showed which areas felt the quake at the same time.
- The coseismal data helped predict the path of the seismic waves.
noun
- A line on a map connecting points that experience the same seismic wave at the same time from an earthquake.
- The map was covered with coseismals showing the quake's progression.
- The scientist drew a coseismal to connect all the towns that shook simultaneously.
- Each coseismal represents a different arrival time of the earthquake wave.