GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does geophysical science mean? 

• GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCE (noun)
  The noun GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCE has 1 sense:

1. geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

  Familiarity information: GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

geophysical science; geophysics

Hypernyms ("geophysical science" 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 "geophysical science"):

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)