Seismometer vs Geophone - What's the difference?
seismometer | geophone |
(geology) A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.
* 2003 , (Bill Bryson), A Short History of Nearly Everything (BCA), page 205:
(geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations
In geology terms the difference between seismometer and geophone
is that seismometer is a device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph while geophone is a form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.seismometer
Alternative forms
* seismometre (nonstandard)Noun
(en noun)- Despite the Hebgen Lake quake and the other known risks, Yellowstone didn't get permanent seismometers until the 1970s.
