bradyseism

English

Etymology

brady- (“slow”) +‎ seism

Noun

bradyseism (plural bradyseisms)

(volcanology) 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

Derived terms

bradyseismic

Translations

A gradual uplift or descent of the Earth's surface

Italian: bradisismo (it) m

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