Geophone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Geophone is a noun meaning (geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
Meaning
(geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
More Meanings
- (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around to produce a sound like shifting earth.
Word Forms
- geophones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include geosensor, gravimeter, geolocator, graphone, gramophone, georadar.
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