geoscience

American  

[jee-oh-sahy-uhns] / ˌdʒi oʊˈsaɪ əns /

noun

1. earth science.

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geoscience British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of geoscience

First recorded in 1940–45; geo- + science

Example Sentences

The findings, published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, are based on 32 glass beads randomly selected from lunar dirt returned from the Chang’e 5 moon mission.

From Seattle Times

“I had never really thought that this could be used for anything of that nature,” says de Caritat, who works at the Australian research agency Geoscience Australia.

From Science Magazine

Researchers in a study in Monday’s Nature Geoscience theorize that Earth’s slowing rotation, which gradually lengthened days from six hours to the current 24 hours, was key for the cyanobacteria in making the planet more breathable.

From Seattle Times

That proposal, described today in Nature Geoscience, has intrigued some scientists.

From Science Magazine

That figure is higher for coastal wetlands and mangroves, which account for up to 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, despite comprising less than 1% of tropical forest area, according to a study in Nature Geoscience.

From Scientific American