🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

지구과학

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jigu-gwahak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Geosciences/ˌdʒiː.oʊˈsaɪən.sɪz/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"지구과학은 기후 변화를 분석하는 데 중요한 역할을 합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The scientific disciplines dedicated to the study of the Earth, its oceans, atmosphere, and interior.

    "Advances in geosciences have greatly improved our understanding of climate change and tectonic plate movements."
  2. 2

    Applied sciences that use geological and geographical principles to locate natural resources and mitigate natural hazards.

    "The mining corporation hired experts in geosciences to assess the environmental impact of the new excavation site."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'geo-' meaning earth, combined with 'science', originating from the Latin 'scientia' meaning knowledge. The term emerged in the mid-20th century to comprehensively describe the academic disciplines studying the constitution of the Earth and its atmosphere.

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