paleogeophysics

[pey-lee-oh-jee-oh-fiz-iks, 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.

Other Word Forms

• paleogeophysical adjective
• paleogeophysically adverb
• paleogeophysicist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of paleogeophysics¹

First recorded in 1955–60; paleo- + geophysics