Geophysics

//ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪks// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity. uncountable
  2. 2
    geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth wordnet

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acousticsaerophysicsapplied physicsastrophysicsbasic conductor physicsbiophysics

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"Meteorologists are people who know a tremendous amount about geophysics, thermodynamics and climatology, and almost nothing about tomorrow's weather."

Etymology

From geo- + physics.

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