Meanings
noungeodynamics (uncountable)
- uncountablethe branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Englishgeo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
- Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
- Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
- Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
- Frenchdynamique
- Englishdynamic
- Englishdynamics
- Englishgeodynamics
Translations
Catalan geodinàmica
- geodinàmicaa branch of geophysics
Finnish geodynamiikka
- geodynamiikkaa branch of geophysics
French géodynamique
- géodynamiquea branch of geophysics
Italian geodinamica
- geodinamicaa branch of geophysics
Russian геодина́мика
- геодина́мика (geodinámika)a branch of geophysics
Spanish geodinámica
- geodinámicaa branch of geophysics
Tagalog duisigan
- duisigana branch of geophysics
Cite this entry
APA
geodynamics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geodynamics
MLA
“geodynamics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geodynamics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geodynamics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geodynamics.
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