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Definition of geophysics noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

geophysics

noun

NAmE//ˌdʒioʊˈfɪzɪks//

[uncountable]

the scientific study of the earth's atmosphere, oceans, and climate

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geophysical

NAmE//ˌdʒioʊˈfɪzɪkl//

adjective geophysical data

geophysicist

NAmE//ˌdʒioʊˈfɪzəsɪst//

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