geoscience

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noun

earth science

OriginEnglish science ← Middle English science ← Old French science →
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Meanings

noungeoscience (countable and uncountable, plural geosciences)

plural geosciences

  1. countableuncountableearth science

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
earth science

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  8. Latinsciō
  9. Latinsciēns
  10. Latinscientia
  11. Old Frenchscience
  12. Middle Englishscience
  13. Englishscience
  14. Englishgeoscience

From geo- + science.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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