tectonophysicist

tectonophysicist

[¦tek·tə·nō′fiz·ə‚sist]
(geophysics)
One who studies elastic deformation of flow and rupture of constituent materials of the earth's crust and makes deductions concerning the forces that cause these deformations.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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