- geophone
- noun Date: 1919 an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
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geophone
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géophone — [ ʒeɔfɔn ] n. m. • 1962; de géo et phone ♦ Didact. Instrument servant à écouter les bruits provenant du sol. ● géophone nom masculin Instrument d écoute pour déceler les bruits provenant du sol (prospection sismique, localisation de mineurs… … Encyclopédie Universelle
geophone — ☆ geophone [jē′ə fōn΄ ] n. [ GEO + PHONE] an electronic receiver designed to pick up seismic vibrations transmitted through rock, ice, etc … English World dictionary
Géophone — Un géophone est un capteur (et un transducteur), généralement de forme tubulaire, permettant l enregistrement et/ou la mesure du vecteur vitesse des vibrations sismiques (ou micro vibrations) au travers du sol (Ce n est ni un accéléromètre ni un… … Wikipédia en Français
Geophone — The term geophone derives from the Greek word geo meaning earth and phone meaning sound .A geophone is a device which converts ground movement (displacement) into voltage, which may be recorded at a recording station. The deviation of this… … Wikipedia
geophone — geofonas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Garso bangų, sklindančių Žemės plutoje, imtuvas. atitikmenys: angl. geophone vok. Geophon, n rus. геофон, m pranc. géophone, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
géophone — geofonas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Garso bangų, sklindančių Žemės plutoje, imtuvas. atitikmenys: angl. geophone vok. Geophon, n rus. геофон, m pranc. géophone, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
geophone — ˈjēəˌfōn noun Etymology: French Geophone, a trademark : an instrument designed to detect vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice … Useful english dictionary
Geophone (percussion instrument) — The geophone is a percussion instrument, invented by the French composer Olivier Messiaen for use in his piece for piano and orchestra Des canyons aux étoiles... ( From the canyons to the stars hellip; ). It consists of a drum filled with… … Wikipedia
geophone — /jee euh fohn /, n. a device that is placed on or in the ground and used to detect seismic waves. [1915 20; GEO + PHONE] * * * ▪ instrument trade name for an acoustic detector that responds to ground vibrations generated by seismic waves.… … Universalium
geophone — noun A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations … Wiktionary
