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geophysically

geophysically

7.7
In a way that relates to the Earth's physical features and processes
  • adverb
  • /ˌdʒiːoʊˈfɪzɪkli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : geofísicamente
  • Geophysically, the conditions of the ocean floor can influence underwater ecosystems and marine life.

Examples

  • So far, we've mapped only the west end of Aphrodite, but we know already that, geophysically and geologically, it isn't one unit.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Oh, it's if geophysically it were possible, how would that, how would that change our, our, our lives and culture?

  • And those are especially valuable, right, geophysically, because you know exactly where the test occurred, right?

  • Natural disasters, chronic natural hazards, and climate change are geophysically interacting phenomena, as are social, economic, and ecological vulnerability and resilience.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Also, wind is more environment-sensitive—like with drilling oil, the easiest and most geophysically promising locations are taken first.

    Blog text (5)
  • Immediately after 9/11, I and many of the people I knew (all of whom lived in "flyover country" geopolitically, if not geophysically) rushed to educate ourselves about this new threat from Islam.

    Blog text (2)
  • Here we can understand how the air war, with its view of massive destruction from a great height above the earth, functions within the metaphorical economy of Sebald's own metaphysically, mystically, and geophysically inclined vision of a world "after nature."

    Academic text (2003)
  • Geophysically, the layers of the Earth respond differently to seismic waves, revealing important information about its structure.

  • The research team studied how geophysically active regions are prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Surface Forms

geophysically positive

Morphology

geophysically = geophysical (transparent) = geo + physical + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'geophysical' with '-ly', and the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

The word geophysically combines geo- meaning 'earth' (as in geography) and -physical meaning 'relating to physical things' (as in physical or physics). So, geophysically means 'in a way that deals with the Earth's physical parts and processes', like rocks, water, heat and earthquakes.