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Geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
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geophysics
Word definitions for geophysics in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1889, from geo- + physics .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dynamo theory had developed as a relatively isolated discipline within geophysics , and not just because it thrived in Great Britain. ▪ Each of these universities has produced published research in geography, geology, palaeontology, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Geophysics is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of research, exploration, and education in applied geophysics . It was established in 1936 and is published by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists . The current editor-in-chief ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth [syn: geophysical science ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
geophysics \geophysics\ n. A branch of geology that uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth. Syn: geophysical science.
Usage examples of geophysics.
But the geophysics lab did identify it, and after Lieutenant B’ll ran their analysis up to command, the entire lab decided to go to Ten-Forward to celebrate their intensive, successful effort.
He was turning away to call security to chase the cadets from the dangerous geophysics building, when his eye caught sight of Starsa’s long, burnished-gold hair flying through the air.
But her continued screams echoed against the wall of the geophysics building, assuring him that she was alive.
One night in the Nix Olympica Bar, a seismic crew member named Ivanov said he had seen something the previous winter when he was flying a hopper out from Hellas Base to one of the geophysics sites.
The distribution of continents in former times is much less neatly resolved than most people outside geophysics think.
By all the laws of geophysics the Sierra Nevadas should be sinking, as if into quicksand.
During the days, McAuliff conferred with the men and women in the University of London's geophysics laboratories, gathering personnel data for his survey team.
And I don't for a minute believe the Geophysics Department of the University of London would have access to such information.
The mother rock was being broken up and sent around the world to top geophysics labs for independent analysis.
I'm indebted for assistance with the Edinburgh-based sections of this book to Dr Roger Scrutton, head of the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Edinburgh University.
The lust radio fix had placed him at the geophysics array at the end of the Hellespontus Road .