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geophysical

/ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪk.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
geo-phys-i-cal
IPA
/ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪk.əl/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to geophysics.

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪk.əl/

Derived Forms

astrogeophysical biogeophysical geophysically heliogeophysical hydrogeophysical nongeophysical

Rhymes With

quizzical

Questions

How do you pronounce geophysical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪk.əl/.
What does geophysical mean?
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
Where does geophysical come from?
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.

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