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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Alcubierre invoked what physicists call negative energy; later theorists thought that lots and lots of regular energy could be used instead.
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Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Led by Martin Müser, PhD, a materials simulation professor at Saarland University, the team of physicists discovered that molecular dipoles are the true reason why humans, animals, and even machines lose their footing on ice.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Since even before Einstein, physicists have sought a theory of everything to explain the Universe.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Led by Martin Müser, PhD, a materials simulation professor at Saarland University, the team of physicists discovered that molecular dipoles are the true reason why humans, animals, and even machines lose their footing on ice.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Since even before Einstein, physicists have sought a theory of everything to explain the Universe.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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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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