geophonen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)fəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈdʒioʊˌfoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: geo- comb. form, -phone comb. form.

Etymology: < geo- comb. form + -phone comb. form, probably after French géophone (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1917 or earlier).

A device or instrument used to detect vibrations in the ground, esp. sound waves or shock waves.

ΚΠ

1915 Cosmopolitan 59 696/1 Though we both listened some time, neither of us could now hear a sound through the geophone except those made by passing trolleys and street-vehicles.

1919 Engin. & Min. Jrnl. 17 May 872/1 The geophone, a ‘listening’ instrument invented by the French to detect enemy sapping and underground mining operations..is now being used by the Bureau of Mines.

1933 Discovery Dec. 375/2 The geophones..such as were used by the sappers in the war to localize enemy saps.

1953 Sci. News 29 15 Ashore, use is made of moving coil instruments, called geophones, which respond to the velocity with which the ground surface moves after an explosion.

1995 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 5/1 Prison Service headquarters are accused of failing to provide the jail with the necessary high-technology devices, including geophones on the perimeter fence.

2007 Jrnl. Arachnol. 35 40/2 The geophone was located each time near the entrance of the occupied burrow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geophone
释义	geophonen. Brit. /ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)fəʊn/, U.S. /ˈdʒioʊˌfoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: geo- comb. form, -phone comb. form. Etymology: < geo- comb. form + -phone comb. form, probably after French géophone (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1917 or earlier). A device or instrument used to detect vibrations in the ground, esp. sound waves or shock waves. ΚΠ 1915 Cosmopolitan 59 696/1 Though we both listened some time, neither of us could now hear a sound through the geophone except those made by passing trolleys and street-vehicles. 1919 Engin. & Min. Jrnl. 17 May 872/1 The geophone, a ‘listening’ instrument invented by the French to detect enemy sapping and underground mining operations..is now being used by the Bureau of Mines. 1933 Discovery Dec. 375/2 The geophones..such as were used by the sappers in the war to localize enemy saps. 1953 Sci. News 29 15 Ashore, use is made of moving coil instruments, called geophones, which respond to the velocity with which the ground surface moves after an explosion. 1995 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 5/1 Prison Service headquarters are accused of failing to provide the jail with the necessary high-technology devices, including geophones on the perimeter fence. 2007 Jrnl. Arachnol. 35 40/2 The geophone was located each time near the entrance of the occupied burrow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1915
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