geoscientist

[ jee-oh-sahy-uhn-tist ]

/ ˌdʒi oʊˈsaɪ ən tɪst /

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noun

a specialist in earth science.

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Origin of geoscientist

First recorded in 1940–45; geo- + scientist

Words nearby geoscientist

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

How to use geoscientist in a sentence

They recruited geoscientists, chemists and conservators, too.
The earliest known pants are surprisingly modern — and comfy|Bruce Bower|March 21, 2022|Science News For Students
Power is an environmental geoscientist in Canada at Trent University.
New process can transform urban CO2 pollution into a resource|Alison Pearce Stevens|March 11, 2022|Science News For Students
As a geoscientist, I study sea level rise and the effects of climate change.
NOAA predicts sea level rise will bring floods across the US—even to inland areas|Jianjun Yin / The Conversation|February 17, 2022|Popular-Science
This study coauthor is a geoscientist at National Taiwan University in Taipei.
Giant worms may have hidden beneath the ancient seafloor to ambush prey|Helen Thompson|February 16, 2021|Science News For Students

“I like to call it nanoseismology because we’re really looking at motions on the scale of an atom,” said Nicholas Schmerr, a geoscientist at the University of Maryland who works with InSight.
Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows|Robin George Andrews|February 1, 2021|Quanta Magazine