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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Eventually LHCb should collect about 30 times more data than was used for this analysis, which will allow physicists to search for CP violation in particle decays that are even rarer than the one observed here.
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
Now, thanks to an international collaboration among physicists, cutting-edge technology managed to uncover the behemoth by detecting ripples in space-time from the violent collision.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The point is to prove that the physicists were right: time is elastic.
—Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Made Locally Kamb started his graduate work in 2022 in the lab of Surya Ganguli, a physicist at Stanford who also has appointments in neurobiology and electrical engineering.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2025
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
Now, thanks to an international collaboration among physicists, cutting-edge technology managed to uncover the behemoth by detecting ripples in space-time from the violent collision.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The point is to prove that the physicists were right: time is elastic.
—Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Made Locally Kamb started his graduate work in 2022 in the lab of Surya Ganguli, a physicist at Stanford who also has appointments in neurobiology and electrical engineering.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 3 Aug. 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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