geophysicist
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7.8
- noun
- /ˌdʒiːoʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/
- Specialized
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geofísico
- A geophysicist analyzes data from seismic waves to understand the Earth's structure.
- geophysicists measure
Now look, I'm not a geophysicist, but I find this idea extremely implausible.
- Now look, I'm not a geophysicist, but I find this idea extremely implausible.
Examples
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A self-exciting natural dynamo was, at the time, widely thought to violate Lenz's law," explains Johns Hopkins geophysicist Peter Olson.
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From the evidence found on the Moon, geophysicists can extrapolate a picture of the early history of the four terrestrial planets.
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I'll throw one thing out that concerns me as a geophysicist.
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Now look, I'm not a geophysicist, but I find this idea extremely implausible.
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Below, project geophysicist Alan Witten drops a hammer on a metal plate to send sound waves into the ground.
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During the 1950s, American geophysicist Marion King Hubbert set out to learn how much petroleum remained in the lower 48 states.
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Like the rest of us, he and other geophysicists saw disturbing images of thousands of bodies floating in the devastation from the tsunami.
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What you really need is an understanding of the Earth's resources, by agronomists, geologists, geophysicists - people who study the Earth.
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Preparatory to testing a hydrogen bomb there, the U.S. government sent geophysicists to drill test cores of the coral deeper than anyone had previously done.
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In 1994, the Helike Project and geophysicists from the University of Patras made a magnetic survey near the present-day village of Eliki.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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A scientist who studies the Earth, its rocks, land, and events like earthquakes and volcanoes
A scientist who studies the forces and movements inside the Earth that shape its surface
How Specialized
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- Specialized
5
7.8
- Specialized
69
3.5
1
6.0
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2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
geophysicist = geophysics (semi-transparent) = geo + physics + ist
Adding '-ist' to a field name regularly forms the person who practices or studies that field.
Etymology
Geophysicist joins geo- meaning 'earth', seen in geography, and physicist from physics meaning 'study of matter and energy'. So a geophysicist is a scientist who studies the Earth's physical parts and forces.