seismic sensor

collocation in English

meaningsofseismicandsensor

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seismic
adjective
uk
/ˈsaɪz.mɪk/us
/ˈsaɪz.mɪk/
geologyspecialized
relating to or caused by ...
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sensor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.sər/us
/ˈsen.sɚ/
a device that is used to record that something is present or that there are changes ...
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(Definition ofseismicandsensorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mines have a number of electronic fuzes available including three microwave fuzes, an acoustic fuze and aseismicsensor.
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The device will also predict natural calamities with the help of aseismicsensor, a sophisticated communication tool.
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The mine has aseismicsensor, as well as a magnetic influence sensor that it uses to determine the optimum detonation point.
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Theseismicsensordetects approaching vehicles and alerts the infra-red sensor.
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When a vehicle approaches, vibrations travelling through the ground trigger theseismicsensor, which activates the magnetic sensor.
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The mines fuze has a battery poweredseismicsensorwhich is used to detect approaching targets, and a magnetic sensor, which triggers the mine at the optimum point.
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In these studies geophones (or other seismic sensors) are spread across the study site.
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The fuze is an electronic full-width device that probably uses magnetic and seismic sensors.
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First, there were air-dropped, battery-powered acoustic and seismic sensors.
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Seismic sensors pick up any blows against the surface of the mountain and radar systems detect any approaching vehicles or individuals.
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Sound/seismic sensors were countered by destroying them, moving them to useless locations, removing their batteries, playing tape recordings of truck traffic, and running herds of cattle over them.
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