See Also: aseismic(dictionary)

quire (oh) and aseismic (iou)


quire (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: quaer 'four sheets of paper folded once', from Latin quaterni 'four each, set of four']
technical 24 sheets of paper

aseismic (iou)



aseismic adjective. L19.
[from A-10 + SEISMIC adjective.]
Resistant to the effects of earthquakes. L19.
Geology. Free from earthquakes. E20.