geophysics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós)der. Latin physicusder. Middle English phisik English physic English physics English geophysics From geo- + physics.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
Deriveds
psychogeophysics · biogeophysics · geophysicist · astrogeophysics · geophysical
Relateds
meteorology · geomagnetism · oceanography · seismology
Translations (33)
cs geofyzika (branch of earth science) · sv geofysik (branch of earth science) · nl geofysica (branch of earth science) · bg геофизика (branch of earth science) · tr jeofizik (branch of earth science) · ro geofizică (branch of earth science) · nn geofysikk (branch of earth science) · tl dutaliknayan (branch of earth science) · ja 地球物理学 (branch of earth science) · my ဘူမိရူပဗေဒ (branch of earth science) · it geofisica (branch of earth science) · tl duliknayan (branch of earth science) · de Geophysik (branch of earth science) · cmn 地球物理學 /地球物理学 (branch of earth science) · ko 지구물리학 (branch of earth science) · lv ģeofizika (branch of earth science) · uk геофізика (branch of earth science) · io geofiziko (branch of earth science) · ga geoifisic (branch of earth science) · id geofisika (branch of earth science) · nb geofysikk (branch of earth science) · cmn 地球物理 (branch of earth science) · hi भूभौतिकी (branch of earth science) · pt geofísica (branch of earth science) · da geofysik (branch of earth science) · ca geofísica (branch of earth science) · ru геофи́зика (branch of earth science) · fr géophysique (branch of earth science) · fi geofysiikka (branch of earth science) · hu geofizika (branch of earth science) · es geofísica (branch of earth science) · gl xeofísica (branch of earth science) · pl geofizyka (branch of earth science)