paleogeophysics
[ pey-lee-oh-jee-oh-fiz-iks; especially British pal-ee- ]
noun
(used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
(used with a singular verb) the study of these conditions.
Origin of paleogeophysics
1First recorded in 1955–60; paleo- + geophysics
Other words from paleogeophysics
- pa·le·o·ge·o·phys·i·cal, adjective
- pa·le·o·ge·o·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pa·le·o·ge·o·phys·i·cist, noun
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