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Meaning of "geophone" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GEOPHONE

ˈdʒiːəʊˌfəʊn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GEOPHONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Geophone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GEOPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Geophone

A geophone is a device that converts ground movement into voltage, which may be recorded at a recording station. The deviation of this measured voltage from the base line is called the seismic response and is analyzed for structure of the earth.

Definition of geophone in the English dictionary

The definition of geophone in the dictionary is a device for recording seismic movement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GEOPHONE

cellphone · earphone · Francophone · freephone · gramophone · handphone · interphone · iPhone · megaphone · microphone · payphone · photophone · pyrophone · radiophone · saxophone · smartphone · speakerphone · sphygmophone · telephone · visiophone

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GEOPHONE

geophagia · geophagism · geophagist · geophagous · geophagy · geophilic · geophilous · geophysical · geophysically · geophysicist · geophysics · geophyte · geophytic · geopolitical · geopolitically · geopolitician · geopolitics · geoponic · geoponical · geoponics

WORDS THAT END LIKE GEOPHONE

alto saxophone · Anglophone · answerphone · camera phone · cameraphone · car phone · cell phone · cellular phone · cellular telephone · Dictaphone · homophone · hone · hydrophone · mobile phone · Persephone · phone · radio microphone · sousaphone · superphone · vibraphone · videophone

Synonyms and antonyms of geophone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «geophone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GEOPHONE

Find out the translation of geophone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of geophone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «geophone» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

地震检波器
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

geófono
570 millions of speakers
en

English

geophone
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Geophone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

geophone
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

геофон
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

geofone
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

geophone
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

géophone
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Geophone
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Geophon
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

受振器
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

지오 폰
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Geophone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

geophone
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புவிபன்னி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जिओफोन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

jeofon
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

geofono
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

geofon
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

геофон
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

geofon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

geophone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geophone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

geofon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

geophone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of geophone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GEOPHONE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about geophone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEOPHONE»

Discover the use of geophone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to geophone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Applied Geophysics
Additional damping is obtained by connecting a shunt resistance across the coil of the geophone; when a current flows through the coil the interaction between the magnetic fields of the current and the permanent magnet further slows down ...
William Murray Telford, W. M. Telford, Robert E. Sheriff, 1990
2
Acquiring Better Seismic Data
Fancy recording equipment and a super computer with grand processing programs may be to no avail if the signal from the geophone is bad. It starts with the coupling to the earth. In soft earth we need long spikes that can reach firm earth.
W.C. Pritchett, 1990
3
Fundamentals of Geophysics
After each shot the geophone layout and shot-point are moved a predetermined distance along the profile, and the procedure is repeated. Broadly speaking, there are two main variations of this method, depending on whether each reflection ...
William Lowrie, 2007
4
Seismic Reflection Processing: With Special Reference to ...
The lower part of the geophone (Fig. 2.5 a) is a pointed peg, and with this peg the geophone is firmly fixed into the ground. The aim is to pick up the ground vibrations accurately. It is possible to design geophones to respond to either vertical or ...
Shri Kant Upadhyay, 2004
5
Environmental and Engineering Geophysics
of a geophone include its natural (or resonant) frequency, sensitivity, d.c. coil resistance, damping, harmonic distortion, and parasitic resonance. For high- resolution shallow surveys, it is essential to have geophones that are designed to detect ...
Prem V. Sharma, 1997
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Introduction to Applied Geophysics
An induction geophone (Figure 293) consists of two main parts : fixed and mobile . The fixed part of the geophone consists of its case, usually fitted with a point on its underside, which serves to improve contact with the ground. Permanent ...
S. Mares, 1984
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Intrusion Detection Systems
TERMINATION PROCESSOR Figure 9-1 Geophone sensor. induced in the wire is sent to the signal processor. When the characteristics of this seismic energy satisfy the alarm criteria, an alarm is initiated. Applications Geophone sensor ...
Robert L. Barnard, 1988
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Instrumentation in Earthquake Seismology
2.19.1 EXPLORATION TYPE 4.5 HZ GEOPHONE This geophone (Figure 2.42) with similar specifications is produced by several companies. It is small in size ( about 3x5 cm) and only costs about $50, since it is produced in large numbers for  ...
J. Havskov, Gerardo Alguacil, 2010
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Dictionary of Petroleum Exploration, Drilling & Production, ...
A geophone must have ~0.7 critical dampening. Spiked geophones are planted in the ground. Some are designed for use on ice. A marsh geophone has a pole attached to it. Geophones have plus and minus plugs and are typically connected  ...
Norman Hyne Ph.D., 2014
10
Encyclopaedia of Petroleum Science and Engineering
The geophone response is defined as the output voltage of the geophone, expressed as a function of frequency, in response to ground motion for which the velocity is a constant function of frequency. Geophone Grouping Geophones are  ...
S. L. Sah, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEOPHONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term geophone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Zealand, Greece and Hawaii: Earthquakes 24-30 June 2015
If you have access to a piece of technical equipment called a geophone, you can hear the sound the mountains make. In a tunnel in the solid ... «Decoded Science, Jun 15»
2
Classical CDs Weekly: Messiaen, The Knights, Jim Rattigan
Percussion buffs will listen out for the rarely heard geophone, a large drum filled with lead pellets which creates a satisfying earthy scrape. «The Arts Desk, May 15»
3
Geospace Technologies Corp Cut to "Sell" at Zacks (GEOS)
... multi-component geophones and hydrophones; seismic leader wires; geophone string and acquisition system connectors; seismic telemetry ... «The Legacy, May 15»
4
Geospace Technologies'(GEOS) CEO Rick Wheeler on Q2 2015 …
... as well as unusually large geophone orders that occurred in last year's first quarter. Wireless product revenues of $12.1 million in the second ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
5
Scientists on the trail of flurries of tremors near quake zones
One instrument was a high-frequency geophone that registers the faint, high-pitched noises of the tremors as the rocks underground grind ... «SFGate, May 15»
6
Decoding the depths of the earth
At several points in the northeast, he and his students have installed geophone sensors that detect even extremely small underground ... «Scienceline, Apr 15»
7
NASA's Mission to Europa May Get More Interesting Still
All approaches, though, would involve small probe that would carry one to a few small instruments such as a seismometer/geophone and one ... «The Planetary Society, Apr 15»
8
ESG Solutions Announces Successful HFM Deployment of its Next …
... frequency force-balance accelerometers with 2Hz and/or 4.5 Hz geophone sensors in combination with standard 15 Hz geophones, ensuring ... «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
9
ION Geophysical (IO) Q4 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (IO)
This year-over-year decrease was primarily due to a reduction in sales of new marine positioning systems and land geophone strings ... «Seeking Alpha, Feb 15»
10
Cracking The Wattenberg Field
The red dots represent each geophone that was placed along the arms of the array. (Source: MicroSeismic Inc.) It's all about spacing. «E&P, Feb 15»
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