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physicist definition

physi·cist (fiz′ə sist)

noun

an expert or specialist in physics

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physicist Synonyms

physicist

n.

physical scientist, natural philosopher, aerophysicist, astrophysicist, biophysicist, geophysicist, nuclear physicist, theoretical physicist, plasma physicist, physiochemist, radiation physicist; see also scientist.


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physicist Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • century: He is recognized as the greatest physicist of the last century.

Converse of subject

  • discover: Probability amplitudes give probabilities when squared, and the rule for combining them was discovered by quantum physicist Richard Feynman.

Converse of object

  • allow: These methods are very powerful, and have allowed physicists and statisticians to solve numerous problems.

Adjective modifier

  • Prize-winning: VIEWS FROM THE CHALK FACE In February 1997 Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicist Joseph Rotblat uttered a warning.

Noun used with modifier

  • quantum: Are quantum physicists looking in all the right places?
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