Home US English asteroseismology

Definition of asteroseismology in English:

asteroseismology

Pronunciation /ˌastərəʊsʌɪzˈmɒlədʒi/

noun

Astronomy

  • The study of the interior of stars by the observation and analysis of oscillations at their surface.

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From ancient Greek ἀστερο-, combining form of ἀστήρ star + seismology.