Definition of tectonophysics in English:
 tectonophysics
plural nountɛkˌtɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɪzɪksˌtektənō-
treated as singular The branch of geophysics that deals with the forces that cause movement and deformation in the earth's crust.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Tectonophysics is aimed at incoming graduate students and senior undergraduates, and examines the basic physical processes of the dynamic Earth.
 -  This paper reviews the recent progress in the studies of experimental rock mechanics and tectonophysics concerning seismology and physics of the Earth's interior in China.
 -  Plate tectonics and tectonophysics are disciplines of Earth Science which describe the motions of the Earth's crust and the associated driving mechanisms of such motion.
 
Origin
  
1950s: from tectonics + physics.