1. n. [Geophysics]

One of a number of locations or stations at the surface of the Earth at which a seismic source is activated.

See related terms: acquisition,  amplitude variation with offset,  common midpoint method,  depth migration,  dropout,  fold,  migration,  offset,  receiver,  seismic record,  seismogram,  shot depth,  spacing,  spread,  synthetic seismogram