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geophysicist

American  
[jee-oh-fiz-uh-sist] / ˌdʒi oʊˈfɪz ə sɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in or student of geophysics.


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"We must understand how such large quantities of magma can accumulate to understand how giant caldera eruptions occur," says Kobe University geophysicist Nobukazu Seama.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

It’s harder to find skilled labor and there is now a lengthy wait list for equipment, said Deysel, a geophysicist and mining engineer who has previously worked at various mines across Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

Geological Survey research geophysicist Brad Aagaard, who wasn’t involved in the opinion article.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2025

The first set of remains at the new site were discovered in May by geophysicist Matt Peace, on land owned by Northwood Cemetery.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2025

It finally fell to two men from Cambridge University, a geophysicist named Drummond Matthews and a graduate student of his named Fred Vine, to draw all the strands together.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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