geoscience

[ jee-oh-sahy-uhns ]

/ ˌdʒi oʊˈsaɪ əns /

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Origin of geoscience

First recorded in 1940–45; geo- + science

Words nearby geoscience

Georgiana, Georgian Bay, Georgia pine, georgic, Georgina, geoscience, geoscientist, geospatial, geosphere, geostatic, geostatics

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How to use geoscience in a sentence

Jianjun Yin is associate professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona.
NOAA predicts sea level rise will bring floods across the US—even to inland areas|Jianjun Yin / The Conversation|February 17, 2022|Popular-Science
She now teaches geoscience at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix.
Meet the All-Civilian Crew of Inspiration4, From a St. Jude's Physician Assistant to a Lockheed Martin Engineer|Jeffrey Kluger|August 10, 2021|Time
Fischer, for one, has built a network to mentor undergraduate women in the geosciences.
Seeing a bright future for science in these innovators|Nancy Shute|October 4, 2020|Science News
Fischer is deeply committed to bringing more undergraduate women, especially women of color, into the geosciences.
This year’s SN 10 scientists aim to solve some of science’s biggest challenges|Science News Staff|September 30, 2020|Science News

To help build that network, Fischer started PROGRESS, a workshop and mentorship program that aims to support undergraduate women in the geosciences.
This year’s SN 10 scientists aim to solve some of science’s biggest challenges|Science News Staff|September 30, 2020|Science News

British Dictionary definitions for geoscience

geoscience

/ (ˌdʒiːəʊˈsaɪəns) /

noun

any science, such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, or geodesy, concerned with the earth; an earth science

these sciences collectively

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