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glaciologist

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gla⋅ci⋅ol⋅o⋅gist

[gley-shee-ol-uh-jist, -see-]
–noun
glacialist.

gla⋅cial⋅ist

[gley-shuh-list]
–noun
a person who studies geological phenomena involving the action of ice, esp. of glaciers.
Also called glacial geologist.


Origin:
1850–55; glacial + -ist
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gla·ci·ol·o·gy   (glā'shē-ŏl'ə-jē, -sē-)   
n.  The scientific study of glaciers and their effects on the landscape.

[glaci(er) + -logy.]
gla'ci·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk), gla'ci·o·log'i·cal adj., gla'ci·ol'o·gist n.
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