geoforensics

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noun

forensic geology; the gathering and analysis of geological evidence of a crime.

OriginEnglish forensics ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ← Proto-Hellenic *gaya →
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Meanings

noungeoforensics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableforensic geology; the gathering and analysis of geological evidence of a crime.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishforensics
  7. Englishgeoforensics

From geo- + forensics.

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APA

geoforensics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geoforensics

MLA

“geoforensics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geoforensics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geoforensics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geoforensics.

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