| 释义 |
Vibroseis, n. Oil Industry.|ˈvaɪbrəʊsaɪz|
Also v-.
[f. vibro- + seismic a.]
A proprietary name for a system for detecting the presence of likely oil deposits by analysing the reflection of artificial seismic vibrations from subsurface structures.
1961Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 Aug. 1155/2 Vibroseis..Instruments and apparatus for use in detecting the presence of oil by seismic vibrations... 20th December, 1960. 1962Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 3 July tm19/1 Vibroseis. For electrical and electronic apparatus for seismic exploration for oil... First use on or about Feb. 22, 1961. 1973L. H. Tarrant in Hobson & Pohl Mod. Petroleum Technol. (ed. 4) iii. 74 The vibroseis transmitters are like huge loud-speakers with their diaphragms pressed against the ground. 1985Sci. Amer. Sept. 53/3 The consortium employs Vibroseis, a technique devised..to aid petroleum exploration. |