'geophysics' definitions:
Definition of 'geophysics'
(from WordNet)
noun
Geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth [syn: geophysics, geophysical science]
Definition of 'geophysics'
From: GCIDE
- geophysics \geophysics\ n. A branch of geology that uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth.
- Syn: geophysical science. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'geophysics'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Newtonian physics,
- 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