Word: geophysics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
o
phys
ics
Definition: A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
Morphemes:
Affix: geo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Earth
Affix: physics
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῠ́ω
Language: grc
Decoded: phuo
Meaning: grow
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -ικός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic