microseismic instrument

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microseismic instrument [¦mī·krə¦sīz·mik ′in·strə·mənt]

(mining engineering)

An instrument for the study of roof strata and supports; it is inserted in holes, drilled at selected points, for listening to subaudible vibrations that precede rock failure.

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