geodynamics

American  

[jee-oh-dahy-nam-iks] / ˌdʒi oʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks /

noun

1. (used with a singular verb)  the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.

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geodynamics British  

/ ˌdʒiːəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the branch of geology concerned with the forces and processes, esp large-scale, of the earth's interior, particularly as regards their effects on the crust or lithosphere

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Other Word Forms

• geodynamic adjective
• geodynamical adjective
• geodynamicist noun

Etymology

Origin of geodynamics

First recorded in 1880–85; geo- + dynamics

Example Sentences

"This work is a great example of how combining planetary science, geodynamics and mineral physics can help us solve some of Earth's oldest mysteries," said Jie Deng of Princeton University, a co-author of the study.

From Science Daily

"Importantly, fluctuations in CO2 release from deep rock are much greater than fluctuations in chemical weathering fluxes. This means that the regional geodynamics in the central Apennines influences the carbon cycle most strongly by modulating the release of CO2 from depth, and not by impacting weathering reactions," summarises Erica Erlanger.

From Science Daily

Now, in a new study published this Wednesday in Nature, Delphine Smittarello, a geophysicist at the European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology in Walferdange, Luxembourg, and her colleagues articulated how the eruption managed to ambush everyone.

From New York Times

The storms rolled in overnight from Italy and Slovenia, along Austria’s southern border, said Michael Tiefgraber, a meteorologist with Austria’s national weather service, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics.

From New York Times

Rene Forsberg, professor and head of geodynamics at Denmark's National Space Institute, said the area north of Greenland has some of the thicket polar sea ice, though he added it was now 2-3 metres thick in summer, compared with 4 metres when he first visited as part of the expedition that discovered Oodaaq in 1978.

From Reuters