physicist

ˈfɪzɪsɪst

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Definition of physicist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics science

TECH.

person who studies or works in physics

TECH.

The physicist explained the laws of motion.
A physicist presented at the science conference.
She dreams of becoming a physicist one day.

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medical physicist

scientist who uses knowledge of physics to help diagnose and treat patients

The medical physicist calibrated the radiation machine before the cancer treatment began.

nuclear physicist

physicist specializing in nuclear physics

He is a nuclear physicist studying atomic interactions.

theoretical physicist

scientist studying physics using ideas, math, and abstract thinking

A theoretical physicist developed a new model for black holes.

Origin of physicist

Greek, phusis (nature) + -ist (one who practices)

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Lawrence

science

United States physicist who developed the cyclotron

Appleton

physics

English physicist known for ionosphere research

Fahrenheit

science

German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer

Landau

science

Soviet physicist known for low temperature physics

Morley

scientist

United States chemist and physicist

van der Waals

science

Dutch physicist known for gas and liquid equations

acoustician

sound physicist

physicist specializing in sound study

Albert Einstein

science history

german-born physicist who developed special and general relativity, 1879–1955

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French:physicien, ...
German:Physiker, ...
Italian:fisico, ...
Spanish:físico, ...
Portuguese:físico, ...
Chinese:物理学家, ...
Japanese:物理学者, ...
Arabic:فِيزْيَائِيّ, ...
Hebrew:פִיזִיקָאי, ...
Russian:физик, ...
Ukrainian:фізик, ...
Hindi:भौतिक विज्ञानी, ...
Bengali:পদার্থবিজ্ঞানী, ...
Catalan:físic, ...
Czech:fyzik, ...
Danish:fysiker, ...
Dutch:natuurkundige, ...
Greek:φυσικός, ...
Hungarian:fizikus, ...
Khmer:អ្នករូបវិទ្យា, ...
Korean:물리학자, ...
Persian:فیزیکدان, ...
Polish:fizyk, ...
Portuguese (BR):físico, ...
Romanian:fizician, ...
Swedish:fysiker, ...
Thai:นักฟิสิกส์, ...
Turkish:fizikçi, ...
Vietnamese:nhà vật lý, ...

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