Speakur

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seismologist

/sˌaɪzmˈɑlədʒəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
seis-mol-o-gist
IPA
/sˌaɪzmˈɑlədʒəst/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is skilled at, professes, or practices seismology.

Etymology

Etymology tree English seismology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English seismologist From seismology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

seismologists (plural)

Derived Forms

helioseismologist paleoseismologist

Rhymes With

psychologist geologist anthropologist pathologist neurologist gynecologist apologist entomologist anesthesiologist urologist zoologist endocrinologist

Questions

How do you pronounce seismologist?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˌaɪzmˈɑlədʒəst/.
What does seismologist mean?
A person who is skilled at, professes, or practices seismology.
Where does seismologist come from?
Etymology tree English seismology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English seismologist From seismology + -ist.

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