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ge·o·phys·ics

 (jē′ō-fĭz′ĭks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology.

ge′o·phys′i·cal adj.
ge′o·phys′i·cal·ly adv.
ge′o·phys′i·cist (-ĭ-sĭst) n.
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geophysically

(ˌdʒiːəʊˈfɪzɪklɪ)
adv
(Geological Science) geology from a geophysical point of view
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We also studied the coherence between geophysically excited and observed nutation (Ron and Vondrak, 2011); the results confirmed our previous findings.
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