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geotechnics

Syllabification: (ge·o·tech·nics)
Pronunciation: /ˌjēōˈtekniks/
Definition of geotechnics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the branch of civil engineering concerned with the study and modification of soil and rocks.

Derivatives

geotechnic

adjective

geotechnical

Pronunciation: /-nikəl/
adjective

geotechnics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of geotechnics in the British & World English dictionary
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