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paleogeophysics

[ pey-lee-oh-jee-oh-fiz-iks; especially British pal-ee- ]

noun

  1. (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
  2. (used with a singular verb) the study of these conditions.


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Other Words From

  • 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of paleogeophysics1

First recorded in 1955–60; paleo- + geophysics

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