Geoscience


[jee-oh-sahy-uh ns] /ˌdʒi oʊˈsaɪ əns/

noun
1.
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/ˌdʒiːəʊˈsaɪəns/
noun
1.
any science, such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, or geodesy, concerned with the earth; an earth science
2.
these sciences collectively

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