geologist

noun (a geologist, geologists)

«geologist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A geologist is a scientist who studies rocks, soil, minerals and how the Earth was formed and changes. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography lessons about rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, fossils; in jobs; geologists find oil, water or metals; related: geology (the subject).

Examples

The geologist studied the layers in the cliff. tree →
Geologists can tell how old a rock is. tree →
My mum is a geologist who studies volcanoes. tree →
A geologist found fossils in the shale. tree →
Geologists help find water underground. tree →

Note

Countable. Not to be confused with a palaeontologist, who studies fossils of ancient life, or an archaeologist, who studies human history from objects.

On Mova

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