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Word: Geophone
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century; earliest use found in Cosmopolitan. From geo- + -phone, probably after French géophone (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1917 or earlier)
Definition:
A device or instrument used to detect vibrations in the ground, especially sound waves or shock waves.
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