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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That's a paradox that just won't do for many physicists, who are working hard to eliminate it by busting the central singularity.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
For Aram Harrow, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that renders the new result useless.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2025
Housed within the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, the new center will be an interdisciplinary effort that brings together quantum physicists, engineers and clinicians.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
For Aram Harrow, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that renders the new result useless.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2025
Housed within the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, the new center will be an interdisciplinary effort that brings together quantum physicists, engineers and clinicians.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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