Geophysics
/ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪks/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity. uncountable
- 2 geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth wordnet
Example
More examples"Meteorologists are people who know a tremendous amount about geophysics, thermodynamics and climatology, and almost nothing about tomorrow's weather."
Etymology
From geo- + physics.