geodynamics

[ jee-oh-dahy-nam-iks ]

noun
  1. (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.

Origin of geodynamics

1
First recorded in 1880–85; geo- + dynamics

Other words from geodynamics

  • ge·o·dy·nam·ic, ge·o·dy·nam·i·cal, adjective
  • ge·o·dy·nam·i·cist [jee-oh-dahy-nam-uh-sist], /ˌdʒi oʊ daɪˈnæm ə sɪst/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for geodynamics

geodynamics

/ (ˌdʒiːəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of geology concerned with the forces and processes, esp large-scale, of the earth's interior, particularly as regards their effects on the crust or lithosphere

Derived forms of geodynamics

  • geodynamic, adjective
  • geodynamicist, noun

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