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UK
/dʒˌiːəʊfˈɪzɪsˌɪst/
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NOUN
- a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
How To Use geophysicist In A Sentence
- Until recently geophysicists thought that at this low point the magnetic field would also go haywire.
- With each passing year, geophysicists get closer to mapping the layer in fine detail.
- Now a team of university geophysicists suggests that virtually all of life today owes its existence to an even more radical form of Earth motion.
- The flood that began Thursday at the Grimsvotn volcano is similar to one in 2004 that lasted five days and ended with an eruption that disrupted European air traffic, a University of Iceland geophysicist said. World Watch
- For geophysicists in general, it is yet another chunk of evidence tipping the scales toward an integrated view of the earth.
- Geophysicists talk about lubricating fault to prevent extreme rupture (very controversial); perhaps economists need to find a way to lubricate the economy so that bubbles will break earlier, thus causing less destruction. Matthew Yglesias » 20/20 Vision is Accurate
- Geophysicists began to think that since hot-spot plumes presumably originated at the core-mantle boundary, this layer might play a role.
- From the evidence found on the Moon, geophysicists can extrapolate a picture of the early history of the four terrestrial planets.
- Experiments like this opened geophysicists' eyes to the myriad ways this boundary layer could look.
- The flushing models have thrown a curve to geophysicists trying to work out how this cycle has come about.