bradyseism

English

Etymology

From brady- (“slow”) +‎ seism.

Noun

bradyseism (plural bradyseisms)

1. (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