geophone

[ jee-uh-fohn ]

/ ˈdʒi əˌfoʊn /

noun

a device that is placed on or in the ground and used to detect seismic waves.

Origin of geophone

First recorded in 1915–20; geo- + -phone

Words nearby geophone

geomorphology, geonavigation, Geonim, geophagy, geophilous, geophone, geophysical, geophysics, geophyte, geopolitical, geopolitics

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Example sentences from the Web for geophone

"The vibrodyne machine isn't running," he remarked finally after repeated adjustments of the geophone.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
The geophone expert was at his bedside, waiting impatiently.
The Boy With the U.S. Miners|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
There was a tense five minutes as the geophone expert listened.
The Boy With the U.S. Miners|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The first geophone used by the western powers in the war was invented by the French.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

Nothing at all of any value was being recorded by the geophone when Kennedy glanced quickly at his watch.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve

Scientific definitions for geophone

geophone

[ jē′ə-fōn′ ]

An electronic receiver designed to pick up seismic vibrations on or below the Earth's surface and to convert them into electric impulses that are proportional to the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of ground movement. Geophones detect motion in only one direction and are usually used in groups of at least three, oriented at different angles, so that a three-dimensional record of ground movement can be obtained.

单词	geophone
释义	geophone [ jee-uh-fohn ] / ˈdʒi əˌfoʊn / noun a device that is placed on or in the ground and used to detect seismic waves. Origin of geophone First recorded in 1915–20; geo- + -phone Words nearby geophone geomorphology, geonavigation, Geonim, geophagy, geophilous, geophone, geophysical, geophysics, geophyte, geopolitical, geopolitics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geophone "The vibrodyne machine isn't running," he remarked finally after repeated adjustments of the geophone. The Social Gangster\|Arthur B. Reeve The geophone expert was at his bedside, waiting impatiently. The Boy With the U.S. Miners\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler There was a tense five minutes as the geophone expert listened. The Boy With the U.S. Miners\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler The first geophone used by the western powers in the war was invented by the French. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell Nothing at all of any value was being recorded by the geophone when Kennedy glanced quickly at his watch. The Social Gangster\|Arthur B. Reeve Scientific definitions for geophone geophone [ jē′ə-fōn′ ] An electronic receiver designed to pick up seismic vibrations on or below the Earth's surface and to convert them into electric impulses that are proportional to the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of ground movement. Geophones detect motion in only one direction and are usually used in groups of at least three, oriented at different angles, so that a three-dimensional record of ground movement can be obtained. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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