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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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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

Mian Liu, a geophysicist at the University of Missouri, says, “Sinoprobe II will give us a much better understanding of planet Earth.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 17, 2024

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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