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isoseismal

[¦ī·sə′sīz·məl]
(geophysics)
Pertaining to points having equal intensity of earthquake shock, or to a line on a map of the earth's surface connecting such points.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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