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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Why this energy remains gravitationally muted still mystifies physicists.
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George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026
At a deeper level, the work changes how physicists think about quantum interactions.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
In 1988, theoretical physicists Kip Thorne and Michael Morris published a scientific investigation into the existence of wormholes.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In Rheology, which premiered at the Bushwick Starr last year, Chowdhury and his physicist mother, Bulbul Chakraborty (not an actor playing his mother — his actual mother), ponder the mysteries of sand and of life and death.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
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George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026
At a deeper level, the work changes how physicists think about quantum interactions.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
In 1988, theoretical physicists Kip Thorne and Michael Morris published a scientific investigation into the existence of wormholes.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In Rheology, which premiered at the Bushwick Starr last year, Chowdhury and his physicist mother, Bulbul Chakraborty (not an actor playing his mother — his actual mother), ponder the mysteries of sand and of life and death.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 6 Jan. 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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