paleogeophysics
American
[pey-lee-oh-jee-oh-fiz-iks, pal-ee-]
/ ˌpeɪ li oʊˌdʒi oʊˈfɪz ɪks, ˌpæl i- /
noun
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(used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
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(used with a singular verb) the study of these conditions.
Other Word Forms
- paleogeophysical adjective
- paleogeophysically adverb
- paleogeophysicist noun
Etymology
Origin of paleogeophysics
First recorded in 1955–60; paleo- + geophysics
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