— paleogeophysical , adj. — paleogeophysically , adv. — paleogeophysicist , n.
/pay'lee oh jee'oh fiz"iks/ ; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/ , n.
1. ( used with a plural v. ) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
2. ( used with a singular v. ) the study of these conditions.
[ 1955-60; PALEO- + GEOPHYSICS ]