geophysics
UK/ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪks/
geophysics noun: a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
Noun
geophysics (uncountable)
- A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geophysics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Tagalog
geophysics in Hindi
- branch of earth science
- भूभौतिकी bhūbhautikī
geophysics in Tamil
- புவிப்பௌதிகவியல், புவிஇயற்பியல்
geophysics in Gujarati
- geophysics
- ભૂભૌતિકી bhūbhautikī
geophysics in Tagalog
- branch of earth science
- duliknayan, dutaliknayan
More languagesFewer languages
- geophysics in Indonesian
- geofisika
- geophysics in Myanmar
- ဘူမိရူပဗေဒ bhumi.rupa.beda.
Origin of geophysics
From geo- + physics.
Words formed from geophysics
Questions about geophysics
- What does geophysics mean?
- Geophysics means a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
- What is geophysics in Hindi?
- Geophysics in Hindi is भूभौतिकी (bhūbhautikī). See Geophysics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is geophysics?
- Geophysics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce geophysics?
- Geophysics is pronounced /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪks/ (UK).
Words near geophysics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: geophysics (page history and authors); geophysics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ભૂભૌતિકી (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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