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Geophone vs Seismograph - What's the difference?

geophone | seismograph |

As nouns the difference between geophone and seismograph

is that geophone is a form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations while seismograph is an instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.

geophone

English

Noun

(wikipedia geophone) (en noun)
  • (geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations

    • seismograph

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia seismograph) (en noun)
  • An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.

    • Related terms

    * seismogram