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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