geoscience

[jee-oh-sahy-uhns]

noun

1. earth science.

geoscience

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈsaɪəns /

noun

1. any science, such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, or geodesy, concerned with the earth; an earth science

2. these sciences collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of geoscience¹

First recorded in 1940–45; geo- + science

Example Sentences

Ava Wylde, 19, has had to fork out on train fares to get from her family home in Southampton to Durham, where she studies environmental geoscience and works in a corner shop to pay her rent, as her maintenance loan only covers just over half of what she needs.

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The research is published in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience.

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The initial, biologically baffling findings were published last year in the journal Nature Geoscience.

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However, a recent study in Nature Geoscience suggests a different origin story for Charon.

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In a study published last month in Nature Geoscience, researchers used satellite data to measure changes in plants’ growth, called net primary productivity.

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