Meanings
plural geophysicists
- A physicist who specializes in geophysics.
Yevgeny K. Fedorov, one of the Soviet Union's leading geophysicists, died Wednesday, Tass, the official press agency, reported today. He was 71 years old.
1982 January 3, Reuters, “YEVGENY FEDOROV, AGED 71; A MAJOR SOVIET GEOPHYSICIST”, in The New York Times1 more example
“The lack of an agreement to phase out fossil fuels was devastating,” said Prof Michael Mann, a climatologist and geophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania in the US.
2023 December 14, Damian Carrington, quoting Michael E. Mann, “Failure of Cop28 on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘devastating’, say scientists”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Englishgeo-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
- Ancient Greekφυσικός (phusikós)
- Latinphysicus
- Middle Englishphisik
- Englishphysic
- Englishphysics
- Englishphysicist
- Englishgeophysicist
Translations
Catalan geofísic, geofísica
- geofísicone who studies geophysics
- geofísicaone who studies geophysics
Chinese Mandarin 地球物理學家 /地球物理学家
- 地球物理學家 /地球物理学家one who studies geophysics
Dutch geofysicus
- geofysicusone who studies geophysics
Finnish geofyysikko
- geofyysikkoone who studies geophysics
French géophysicien, géophysicienne
- géophysicienone who studies geophysics
- géophysicienneone who studies geophysics
German Geophysiker, Geophysikerin
- Geophysikerone who studies geophysics
- Geophysikerinone who studies geophysics
Greek γεωφυσικός, γεωφυσική
- γεωφυσικός (geofysikós)one who studies geophysics
- γεωφυσική (geofysikí)one who studies geophysics
Italian geofisico, geofisica
- geofisicoone who studies geophysics
- geofisicaone who studies geophysics
Latvian ģeofiziķis, ģeofiziķe
- ģeofiziķisone who studies geophysics
- ģeofiziķeone who studies geophysics
Polish geofizyk
- geofizykone who studies geophysics
Portuguese geofísico, geofísica
- geofísicoone who studies geophysics
- geofísicaone who studies geophysics
Romanian geofizician, geofiziciană
- geofizicianone who studies geophysics
- geofizicianăone who studies geophysics
Russian геофи́зик
- геофи́зик (geofízik)one who studies geophysics
Spanish geofísico, geofísica
- geofísicoone who studies geophysics
- geofísicaone who studies geophysics
Swedish geofysiker
- geofysikerone who studies geophysics
Cite this entry
geophysicist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophysicist
“geophysicist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophysicist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geophysicist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophysicist.
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