glaciologist
glaciologist noun: a scientist who studies glaciers.
Noun
glaciologist (plural glaciologists)
- A scientist who studies glaciers.
- To most people, the huge ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are merely water that once was snow. To glaciologists and climatologists, they are storehouses of the Earth's former atmospheres.1988 April 14, Richard Fifield, “Frozen assets of the ice cores”, in New Scientist, number 1608, page 28
- The 10-inch increase forecast in the new study, which does not give a timeline, could be much higher if temperatures continue to rise, as they almost certainly will, said Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland who was the paper’s lead author.2022 August 29, Elena Shao, “New Research Forecasts More Dire Sea Level Rise as Greenland’s Ice Melts”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2022
glaciologist meaning in Hindi
glaciologist in Hindi
- one who studies glaciers
- हिमानी विज्ञानी himānī vijñānī
Forms of glaciologist
| plural | glaciologists |
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Origin of glaciologist
From glaciology + -ist.
Questions about glaciologist
- What does glaciologist mean?
- Glaciologist means a scientist who studies glaciers.
- What is glaciologist in Hindi?
- Glaciologist in Hindi is हिमानी विज्ञानी (himānī vijñānī). See Glaciologist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is glaciologist?
- Glaciologist is a noun.
- What is the plural of glaciologist?
- The plural of glaciologist is glaciologists.
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