geophysics(n = noun.cognition) geophysical science - geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth;
is a kind of geology
has particulars: geomorphology, morphology, hydrology, seismology, volcanology, vulcanology, magnetics, magnetism, geodesy
Derived forms adjective geophysical1, noun geophysicist1
A branch of geology that uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth. [WordNet 1.5]
geophysics, n. the physics of the earth.
Derivative:
geophysical adj. geophysicist n.