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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Others had more mixed emotions—such as Angelika Drees, a BNL accelerator physicist.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Hence, physicists have inferred that galaxies are embedded with vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond their haloes of stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The documents show Epstein unsuccessfully attempting to get an introduction to Rogan through physicist Lawrence Krauss after Krauss appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2017.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Each lambda also contains a strange quark, or a strange antiquark in the case of an antilambda, which allows physicists to trace its origins.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Hence, physicists have inferred that galaxies are embedded with vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond their haloes of stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The documents show Epstein unsuccessfully attempting to get an introduction to Rogan through physicist Lawrence Krauss after Krauss appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2017.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Each lambda also contains a strange quark, or a strange antiquark in the case of an antilambda, which allows physicists to trace its origins.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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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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