geophysics

Noun

Meaning

geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

geophysical science physics of the earth seismological geology astrophysics mechanics geodesy geomorphology seismology biophysics psychophysics geodesical morphologic geomorphological geomorphologic
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Hypernyms

geology

Hyponyms

hydrology morphology magnetism geodesy magnetics geomorphology

Phrases with the word

environmental geophysics

Examples

At this time, marine geophysics surveying for engineering projects was in its infancy, with poor positioning and resolution from seismic profiling. Source: Internet

Bird, P., An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Volume 4 number 3, 2003. Source: Internet

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Iranian Province of Bushehr on Wednesday, IRNA reported quoting the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University. Source: Internet

Her work focuses on using electromagnetic geophysics for monitoring subsurface injections, including carbon capture and storage and hydraulic fracturing. Source: Internet

A senior research scientist with the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas in Austin, Dalziel led a science cruise aboard the from mid-April through the end of May. Source: Internet

Collaborators include scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, New Mexico Tech, Penn State, University of Memphis, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and Washington University. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

geophysically geophysician geophysicist geophysiochemical geophysiological geophysiologist