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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Deep in the sagebrush steppe of southeast Idaho on December 20, 1951, a team of nuclear physicists gathered around four 200-watt lightbulbs dangling from a slack wire.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
While physicist Mikhail Kovalchuk, who is said to be part of Putin's inner circle, suggested conducting nuclear weapons tests in a bid to scare the West.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Seth Lloyd, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
So: An audience composed of venture capitalists, US military and intelligence agency officials, physicists, and San Francisco artists have been invited to a secret event.
—Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
While physicist Mikhail Kovalchuk, who is said to be part of Putin's inner circle, suggested conducting nuclear weapons tests in a bid to scare the West.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Seth Lloyd, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
So: An audience composed of venture capitalists, US military and intelligence agency officials, physicists, and San Francisco artists have been invited to a secret event.
—Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 6 Jan. 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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