seismologist
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7.5
- noun
- /saɪzˈmɒlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
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sismólogo
- At the time, the corps brought in seismologists and geologists who concluded that the fault was not active.
What I need as a seismologist is really long term measurements.
- What I need as a seismologist is really long term measurements.
- Why not a kinder, gentler planet without earthquakes and therefore without seismologists like David Oppenheimer?
- However, according to seismologist AG Galanopoulos, Guy is definitely Greek.
- The seismologists are pretty much ignoring it from what I can understand.
Examples
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Seismologists are warning Southland residents of another massive earthquake, noting tidal disturbances emanating from the Utopia Three facility on the Pacific coast.
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Seismologists worldwide are reporting an enormous disturbance... throughout the world's oceans which apparently began about 15 minutes ago.
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What I need as a seismologist is really long term measurements.
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Seismologists rushed equipment to Nevada to try to anticipate their arrival.
Fiction book (1999) -
The southern part of Nevada... was rocked today by what seismologists are calling... the most destructive earthquake ever recorded in that area.
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Seismologists are saying they think this morning's quake may have revealed a new fault system not previously thought to be active...
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Seismologists will be keeping a close watch on all of the world's tectonic plates... as the San Andreas quake could have rippling effects throughout the globe.
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Using linear elastic models, seismologists have exploited the seismic waves unleashed by large earthquakes to map the Earth's interior in impressive detail.
Academic text (1993) -
That's a question commonly asked of volcanologists and seismologists when a newsworthy volcanic eruption develops within days or weeks following a newsworthy earthquake somewhere else in the world.
Academic text (2002) -
Seismologist studied the data to predict the likelihood of future earthquakes.
Surface Forms
Morphology
seismologist = seismology (opaque) = seismo + log + ist
The word is built from the technical base 'seismology' plus '-ist', but the scientific base is unlikely to be familiar to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Seismologist comes from the Greek root seismo- meaning 'earthquake', plus -logy meaning 'study' and -ist for a person who does it. So, a seismologist is someone who 'studies earthquakes', just like a biologist studies life.