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Definition of "geophone" [geophone]

  • An electronic receiver designed to pick up seismic vibrations. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "geophone" in a sentence
  • "You know, yesterday there was some excitement when crews put down what is called a geophone, Tony."
  • "Their "geophone" essentially serves that purpose, though I had to wonder why it took them so long to think about it."
  • "Some of these feature the rarely used geophone, a percussion instrument—invented by Olivier Messiaen for his "From the Canyons to the Stars"—that consists of an oil drum filled with dirt pellets."