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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The phenomenon intrigued physicists George Gamow and Marvin Stern in the mid-1950s.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Crépel, meanwhile, continues to operate as a theoretical quantum physicist.
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His projects have been with athletes, politicians, chief executive officers, the director of a botanical garden, a physician, a Nepalese monk, a theoretical physicist.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
To achieve this, physicists propose cooling a cloud of radioactive atoms—such as rubidium-83—to temperatures colder than interstellar space.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Crépel, meanwhile, continues to operate as a theoretical quantum physicist.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
His projects have been with athletes, politicians, chief executive officers, the director of a botanical garden, a physician, a Nepalese monk, a theoretical physicist.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
To achieve this, physicists propose cooling a cloud of radioactive atoms—such as rubidium-83—to temperatures colder than interstellar space.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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