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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Writing today in Nature Methods, an international team of entomologists, accelerator physicists, computer scientists, and biological imaging specialists describe a new 3D atlas of ant morphology.
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The work was led by physicist Eric Corwin at the University of Oregon.
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Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The physicists still learned a few new lessons in the process, however.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Writing today in Nature Methods, an international team of entomologists, accelerator physicists, computer scientists, and biological imaging specialists describe a new 3D atlas of ant morphology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
The work was led by physicist Eric Corwin at the University of Oregon.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 11 Mar. 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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