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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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
Denis Bartolo is a physicist at the Institute of Advanced Education in Lyon, France.
—Jordan-Marie Smith, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
And there’s one more thing French-Polish physicist Marie Curie and British electrical engineer and mathematician Hertha Ayrton had in common.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
The JPMorgan chief praised Musk’s various business ventures and compared him to legendary physicist Albert Einstein.
—Sam Meredith,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
Denis Bartolo is a physicist at the Institute of Advanced Education in Lyon, France.
—Jordan-Marie Smith, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
And there’s one more thing French-Polish physicist Marie Curie and British electrical engineer and mathematician Hertha Ayrton had in common.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
The JPMorgan chief praised Musk’s various business ventures and compared him to legendary physicist Albert Einstein.
—Sam Meredith,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 23 Feb. 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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