vibrating coring tube
vibrating coring tube
[′vī‚brād·iŋ ′kȯr·iŋ ‚tüb] (engineering)
A sediment corer made to vibrate in order to eliminate the resistance of compacted ocean floor sediments, sands, and gravel.
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