A line on a map or diagram marking the limit of the area of maximum disturbance in an earthquake; the area itself.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Milne (b. 1865). From German Pleistoseiste from ancient Greek πλεῖστος most + ancient Greek σειστός shaken from ancient Greek σείειν to shake + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives.
Definition of pleistoseist in US English:
pleistoseist
nounˌplʌɪstəˈsiːɪst
Seismology
A line on a map or diagram marking the limit of the area of maximum disturbance in an earthquake; the area itself.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Milne (b. 1865). From German Pleistoseiste from ancient Greek πλεῖστος most + ancient Greek σειστός shaken from ancient Greek σείειν to shake + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives.