geodynamics

geodynamics
geodynamic, geodynamical, adj.geodynamicist /jee'oh duy nam"euh sist/, n.
/jee'oh duy nam"iks/, n.
(used with a sing. v.) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
[1880-85; GEO- + DYNAMICS]

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