planetologist
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- noun
- /ˌplænəˈtɒlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
:
planetólogo
- Verwoort also remained, having lost a coin toss with Takata; it was unwise to send both planetologists together, and he'd have more than enough to keep him busy.
Examples
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The group of planetologists presented their findings on the composition of the gas giants.
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Planetologist Toyo Takata was young and pretty, but in spite of being as shy as her colleague Verwoort was bluff, she made plain that this was her great career opportunity and she wanted no distractions.
Fiction book (2001) -
Jana called it Soderblom, after an early planetologist.
Fiction book (1990) -
So in some respects, by studying Titan's atmosphere, planetologists are probing the early history of the Earth, particularly its early atmospheric chemistry.
Academic text (2004) -
Peter Reiten, the planetologist from the University of Texas, bounced into Jan's office at the Planetary Science Institute as soon as she had the door open.
Fiction book (1998) -
The esteemed planetologist John Smith conducted extensive research on Mars' surface conditions.
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As a renowned planetologist, Dr. Lee specializes in studying the atmospheres of exoplanets.
Surface Forms
Morphology
planetologist = planetology (semi-transparent) = planet + ology + ist
The word is transparently formed from the name of the field plus the agentive suffix '-ist'.
Etymology
The word planetologist comes from planet and -ologist, where -ologist means 'one who studies' and appears in words like biologist and geologist. The part planet comes from an old word meaning 'wanderer', so a planetologist is a scientist who studies those wandering worlds, in short, planets.