单词 | geodynamics |
释义 | geodynamicsn. With singular agreement. The branch of science concerned with the forces acting within the earth. Also: (with plural agreement) the processes and phenomena caused by such forces. ΚΠ 1847 J. R. & L. D. B. Gordon tr. J. Weisbach Princ. Mech. Machinery & Engin. I. ii. i. 40 If we now have regard to the division of mechanics into statics and dynamics, we have the following parts:..2. Dynamics of solid bodies, or geodynamics. 1885 Nature 22 Oct. 609/2 Full scope was given to seismology, vulcanology, and geodynamics. 1921 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 201 381 The study of post-Glacial warping in the formerly glaciated regions has, therefore, significance for geodynamics in general. 1995 Nature 9 Feb. 474/1 Satellite altimetry has been one of the cornerstones of geodynamics research from space for a decade and a half. 2004 M. P. Bishop & J. F. Shroder Geographic Information Sci. & Mountain Geomorphol. i. 1 The geodynamics are the result of the inherent scale dependencies that confine the operation of surface processes. 2008 K. Kemp Encycl. Geogr. Information Sci. 176/1 Since the earth system is dynamic, geodesy is now used to measure contemporary geodynamics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847 |
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