GEOPHYSICS


Meaning of GEOPHYSICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌjē-ə-ˈfi-ziks ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1889

: a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring especially in the earth and in its vicinity

• geo·phys·i·cal -zi-kəl adjective

• geo·phys·i·cal·ly -zi-k(ə-)lē adverb

• geo·phys·i·cist -ˈfi-zə-sist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.