physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfi-zə-sist 
ˈfiz-sist
1
: a specialist in physics
2
archaic
: a person skilled in natural science
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New research indicates that the roiling storms at the planet’s polar regions are powered by processes that are known to physicists studying the Earth’s atmosphere and ocean.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 June 2024
This quantum measurement disturbance was a hindrance for most physicists.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2024
Thomson was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, and professor of natural philosophy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2024
Various Europeans have been circling around this, but it’s generally credited to Nicolas Clément, a French chemist and physicist.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 June 2024
This quantum measurement disturbance was a hindrance for most physicists.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2024
Thomson was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, and professor of natural philosophy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2024
Various Europeans have been circling around this, but it’s generally credited to Nicolas Clément, a French chemist and physicist.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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