GEOPHYSICS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

Synonyms:

geophysical science; geophysics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("geophysics" is a kind of...):

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "geophysics"):

geomorphology; morphology (the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms)

hydrology (the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation)

seismology (the branch of geology that studies earthquakes)

volcanology; vulcanology (the branch of geology that studies volcanoes)

magnetics; magnetism (the branch of science that studies magnetism)

geodesy (the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points)

Derivation:

geophysical (of or concerned with geophysics)

geophysicist (a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth)