geophysics

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UK/ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪks/

noun

A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.

Similar
geophysical science
OriginEnglish physics ← Middle English phisik ← Latin physicus →
Less commonScrabble 21
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Meanings

noungeophysics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.

Synonyms & antonyms

noungeology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

Similar
geophysical science
Broader
geology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  8. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  9. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  10. Ancient Greekφυσικός (phusikós)
  11. Latinphysicus
  12. Middle Englishphisik
  13. Englishphysic
  14. Englishphysics
  15. Englishgeophysics

From geo- + physics.

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Translations

Bulgarian геофизика
  • геофизика (geofizika)branch of earth science
Catalan geofísica
  • geofísicabranch of earth science
Chinese Mandarin 地球物理學 /地球物理学, 地球物理
  • 地球物理學 /地球物理学 (dìqiúwùlǐxué)branch of earth science
  • 地球物理 (dìqiú wùlǐ)branch of earth science
Czech geofyzika
  • geofyzikabranch of earth science
Danish geofysik
  • geofysikbranch of earth science
Dutch geofysica
  • geofysicabranch of earth science
Finnish geofysiikka
  • geofysiikkabranch of earth science
French géophysique
  • géophysiquebranch of earth science
German Geophysik
  • Geophysikbranch of earth science
Hindi भूभौतिकी
  • भूभौतिकी (bhūbhautikī)branch of earth science
Hungarian geofizika
  • geofizikabranch of earth science
Indonesian geofisika
  • geofisikabranch of earth science
Irish geoifisic
  • geoifisicbranch of earth science
Italian geofisica
  • geofisicabranch of earth science
Japanese 地球物理学
  • 地球物理学 (chikyū butsurigaku)branch of earth science
Korean 지구물리학
  • 지구물리학 (jigumullihak)branch of earth science
Latvian ģeofizika
  • ģeofizikabranch of earth science
Norwegian Bokmål geofysikk
  • geofysikkbranch of earth science
Polish geofizyka
  • geofizykabranch of earth science
Portuguese geofísica
  • geofísicabranch of earth science
Romanian geofizică
  • geofizicăbranch of earth science
Russian геофи́зика
  • геофи́зика (geofízika)branch of earth science
Spanish geofísica
  • geofísicabranch of earth science
Swedish geofysik
  • geofysikbranch of earth science
Tagalog duliknayan, dutaliknayan
  • duliknayanbranch of earth science
  • dutaliknayanbranch of earth science
Turkish jeofizik
  • jeofizikbranch of earth science
Ukrainian геофізика
  • геофізика (heofizyka)branch of earth science
Cite this entry
APA

geophysics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophysics

MLA

“geophysics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophysics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geophysics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophysics.

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