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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Solar Corona Clearer, longer views of the sun’s elusive inner corona — the source of powerful solar flares and storms — are essential if solar physicists are to better understand space weather.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Stephen Hawking, a British physicist and arguably the most famous man suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicated with the world using a sensor installed in his glasses.
—ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025
Pakistan is also suspected to have played a role in aiding Iran's nuclear efforts, dating back at least to the 1980s via nuclear physicist Abdul Qadeer Khan, considered to be the chief architect of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2016 at age 76, is an example of someone who survived for 55 years with the disease after being diagnosed at age 21.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Stephen Hawking, a British physicist and arguably the most famous man suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicated with the world using a sensor installed in his glasses.
—ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025
Pakistan is also suspected to have played a role in aiding Iran's nuclear efforts, dating back at least to the 1980s via nuclear physicist Abdul Qadeer Khan, considered to be the chief architect of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2016 at age 76, is an example of someone who survived for 55 years with the disease after being diagnosed at age 21.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 12 Jul. 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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