physicist

[ fiz-uh-sist ]

noun

1. a scientist who specializes in physics. physics.

physicist

/ ˈfɪzɪsɪst /

noun

1. a person versed in or studying physics

Word History and Origins

Origin of physicist¹

First recorded in 1710–20; physic(s) + -ist

Example Sentences

“That was already a first unification of the transformations of mechanics, since until then physics were considered two different worlds,” Monjo explained, contrasting physicist Isaac Newton’s concepts of physics with those advanced by a similarly foundational physicist, James Clerk Maxwell.

From Salon

That group of paintings was made during his time in Hollywood, but they derive from photographs of complex mathematical models by physicist Henri Poincaré that the artist shot in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

Fr Austin Eustace was also a nuclear physicist and established the world-famous Tyrone Crystal factory.

From BBC

Trained as a physicist, Sean M. Kirkpatrick has spent most of his career in government, much of it as an intelligence and technology expert for various Pentagon agencies, culminating in an 18-month stint as the government’s lead investigator of UFOs.

From Los Angeles Times

It's been stopped in its tracks by a type of vortex first described in the 1920s by a brilliant physicist, Sir G.I.

From BBC

Related Words

• analyst
• chemist
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