mechanical seismograph
C13528
concept
A mechanical seismograph is an instrument that detects and records ground vibrations by using a suspended mass and mechanical linkage to trace seismic waves onto a recording surface.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mechanical seismograph canonical | 1 |
| seismograph | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: mechanical seismograph
Generated description
A mechanical seismograph is an instrument that detects and records ground vibrations by using a suspended mass and mechanical linkage to trace seismic waves onto a recording surface.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer | — |
| Benioff seismograph | seismograph |