Definition of geophone
: an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
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The scientists placed geophones, which convert ground vibrations into electronic signals, near the stomping grounds of wild elephants in Kenya.
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Like seismographs, geophones convert ground vibrations into measurable electronic signals, but are smaller, lighter and better suited to field work.
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That observation argues for the installation of permanent geophone networks in tourist areas around the Dead Sea.
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The geophones record the scattering and reflection of vibrations to image underground structures, and tease out problems that may lay under the surface.
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Geophones on the surface picked up the waves on their return and provided a depth reading.
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First Known Use of geophone
1919
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