physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
| \ ˈfi-zə-sist
, ˈfiz-sist\
, ˈfiz-sist\
Definition of physicist
1
: a specialist in physics
2
archaic
: a person skilled in natural science
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Szabolcs Marka, a physicist at Columbia University in New York, and one of those who pioneered the collaborative ideas behind multimessenger astronomy, thinks that gravitational astronomy might square this circle. — The Economist, "Gravitational astronomy proves its maturity," 22 Aug. 2019 Some physicists compare them to a spinning coin that is simultaneously in a heads and tails state. — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, "The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront," 18 Aug. 2019 Poseidon bears a striking resemblance to the idea that Russia’s Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Andrei Sakharov, came up with in the early 1960s. — Gregg Herken, Twin Cities, "Gregg Herken: Russia’s mysterious ‘new’ nuclear weapons aren’t really new," 16 Aug. 2019 Planck's constant, named for physicist Max Planck, is a key quantity in quantum physics. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Scientists noticed an error in the new season of 'Stranger Things'," 11 July 2019 This is exactly the approach taken by some physicists in a recent Physical Review Letter. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Pulsars could convert dark matter into something we could see," 20 Dec. 2018 Some physicists view the Copenhagen interpretation as an argument that properties are not real until measured. — Wired, "A New Quantum Paradox Flags Errors in Our View of Reality," 9 Dec. 2018 This has caused some physicists to contemplate more complicated models of dark matter. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Universe Is Not a Simulation, but We Can Now Simulate It," 16 June 2018 Richard Muller, a former physicist at Berkeley (now professor emeritus), also once had serious doubts about what climate science was really telling us. — Dave Levitan, The New Republic, "Reformed Climate Deniers Don’t Deserve Redemption," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'physicist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for physicist
physicist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of physicist
: a scientist who studies or is a specialist in physics
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
| \ ˈfi-zə-səst
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Kids Definition of physicist
: a person specializing in physics
physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
| \ ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
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Medical Definition of physicist
: a specialist in physics
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