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geophysics
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geophysics
n.
study of the physics of the Earth and its atmosphere
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Geophysics
Geophysics is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics organizations use a broader definition that includes the water cycle including snow and ice; fluid dynamics of the oceans and the atmosphere; electricity and magnetism in the ionosphere and magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations; and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets.
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geophysics
Noun
1. geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
(synonym) geophysical science
(hypernym) geology
(hyponym) morphology, geomorphology
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geophysics
The branch of geology that studies the physics of the Earth, using the physical principles underlying such phenomena as seismic waves, heat flow, gravity, and magnetism to investigate planetary properties.
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geophysics
Synonyms and related words:
Newtonian physics, acoustics, aerophysics, applied physics, astrophysics, basic conductor physics, biophysics, chemical physics, cosmical geology, cryogenics, crystallography, cytophysics, dynamic geology, electron physics, electronics, electrophysics, geodesy, geodetics, geodynamics, geognosy, geographics, geography, geological chemistry, geological engineering, geology, geomorphogeny, geomorphology, geoscopy, geotectonic geology, historical geology, hydrogeology, macrophysics, mathematical physics, mechanics, medicophysics, microphysics, mineralogy, mining geology, natural philosophy, natural science, nuclear physics, optics, paleontological geology, pedology, philosophy, physic, physical chemistry, physical geography, physical geology, physical science, physicochemistry, physicomathematics, physics, physiographic geology, physiography, psychophysics, radiation physics, radionics, soil mechanics, soil science, solar physics, solid-state physics, statics, stereophysics, stratigraphic geology, stratigraphy, theoretical physics, thermodynamics, zoophysics
Newtonian physics, acoustics, aerophysics, applied physics, astrophysics, basic conductor physics, biophysics, chemical physics, cosmical geology, cryogenics, crystallography, cytophysics, dynamic geology, electron physics, electronics, electrophysics, geodesy, geodetics, geodynamics, geognosy, geographics, geography, geological chemistry, geological engineering, geology, geomorphogeny, geomorphology, geoscopy, geotectonic geology, historical geology, hydrogeology, macrophysics, mathematical physics, mechanics, medicophysics, microphysics, mineralogy, mining geology, natural philosophy, natural science, nuclear physics, optics, paleontological geology, pedology, philosophy, physic, physical chemistry, physical geography, physical geology, physical science, physicochemistry, physicomathematics, physics, physiographic geology, physiography, psychophysics, radiation physics, radionics, soil mechanics, soil science, solar physics, solid-state physics, statics, stereophysics, stratigraphic geology, stratigraphy, theoretical physics, thermodynamics, zoophysics
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