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geophysical

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪk.əl/
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY2 OW0 F IH1 Z AH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to geophysics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or concerned with geophysics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • geophysical sciences

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English physical English geophysical From geo- + physical.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: xeofísicu — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Belarusian: геафізі́чны (hjeafizíčny) — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Catalan: geofísic — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Danish: geofysisk — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Dutch: geofysisch — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Finnish: geofyysinen — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Finnish: geofysikaalinen — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • French: géophysique — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Galician: xeofísico — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • German: geophysikalisch — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Greek: γεωφυσικός (geofysikós) — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Hungarian: geofizikai — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Italian: geofisico — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Latvian: ģeofizikāls — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: geofysisk — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geofysisk — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Polish: geofizyczny — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Portuguese: geofísico — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Russian: геофизи́ческий (geofizíčeskij) — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Spanish: geofísico — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Swedish: geofysisk — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Tagalog: duliknayin — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Tagalog: duliknayanin — of or pertaining to geophysics
  • Ukrainian: геофізи́чний (heofizýčnyj) — of or pertaining to geophysics
Real reading context

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