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tectonophysicist

noun

Etymology

From tectono- + physicist.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻
  2. derived from φυσική
  3. derived from physica
  4. derived from fisike
  5. derived from phisik
  6. suffixed as physicist — “physics + ist”
  7. prefixed as tectonophysicist — “tectono + physicist”

Definitions

  1. One who studies tectonophysics.

    • English-speaking earth scientists now have an opportunity to consider the theories, concepts and conclusions of Russia's foremost tectonophysicist.
    • Tectonophysicists capitalized on this information to study the mechanical properties of the lithosphere, the thermal structure of plates, the dynamics of midocean ridges, and the scales and patterns of mantle convection.

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