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 mission is named for George Carruthers, an engineer and solar physicist who developed an ultraviolet camera placed on the Moon by the Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972.
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Then physicists and network analysts decided to settle it by treating the rumors like a disease outbreak.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Nobel-winning signers include biochemist Jennifer Doudna, economist Daron Acemoglu and physicist Giorgio Parisi.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Tethers had to close down after its funding ran out and its co-founder Robert Lull Forward, an American physicist and author of 11 novels, passed away.
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Then physicists and network analysts decided to settle it by treating the rumors like a disease outbreak.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Nobel-winning signers include biochemist Jennifer Doudna, economist Daron Acemoglu and physicist Giorgio Parisi.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Tethers had to close down after its funding ran out and its co-founder Robert Lull Forward, an American physicist and author of 11 novels, passed away.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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