HyperDic: geologist

English > 1 sense of the word geologist:
NOUNperson geologista specialist in geology
geologist > pronunciation
Soundsjhiyaa'lahjhahst
Rhymesabolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...
English > geologist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA specialist in geology.
InstancesHolmes, Arthur HolmesEnglish geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
Hutton, James HuttonScottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)
Mantell, Gideon Algernon MantellEnglish geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852)
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe SchoolcraftUnited States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
NarrowergeophysicistA geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
hydrologistA geologist skilled in hydrology
petroleum geologist, oil geologistA specialist in petroleum geology
BroaderscientistA person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
Spanishgeofísico, geólogo
Catalangeofísic, geòleg
Nounsgeologya science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks

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