1. n. []
A device that detects seismic energy in the form of ground motion or a pressure wave in fluid and transforms it to an electrical impulse.
See: apparent velocity, common reflection point, detector, fixed-source method, geophone, moving-source method, offset, one-way time, radial refraction, seismic trace, seismic-while-drilling vertical seismic profile, static correction, two-way traveltime, undershooting, walk-above vertical seismic profile (VSP), walkaway vertical seismic profile, zero-offset data