Suess

American  

[soos, zoos] / sus, zus /

noun

1. Eduard 1831–1914, Austrian geologist.

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Suess Scientific  

/ zo̅o̅s /

1. Austrian geologist who studied the evolution of the features of the Earth's surface, particularly the formation of mountains. His concept of the early supercontinent Gondwanaland was a forerunner of modern theories of continental drift.

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Example Sentences

According to Juliana Suess of the Royal United Services Institute, it is not fit for purpose.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2023

Sharks: Lorentz returned from a one-game absence with an illness, and CJ Suess was scratched.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

I once did the vows in the form of Dr. Suess: Will you love her in a boat?

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2021

Suess was offended that Barrios doesn’t like that Mary’s Kitchen allows homeless people to volunteer.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2021

There was also the problem, demonstrated by Rutherford and Soddy early in the century, that Earthly elements hold huge reserves of heat–much too much to allow for the sort of cooling and shrinking Suess suggested.

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