ge‧o‧phys‧ics /ˌdʒiːəʊˈfɪzɪks $ ˌdʒiːoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
the study of the movements of parts of the Earth, and the forces involved with this, including the weather, the oceans etc
—geophysical adjective
—geophysicist /-zəsəst, -zɪsəst/ noun [countable]

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