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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Over the past decade physicists have proposed and performed limited versions of the experiment.
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Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
In 2024 and 2025, the Sun will be near the peak of this cycle, so physicists are expecting a sharp increase in the number and intensity of solar storms reaching our shores.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2024
The Past Why physicists tried to put a ferret in a particle accelerator
Felicia had a job to do.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
But in the early 2010s, Columbia University medical physicist David Brenner discovered that a type of UV light with a shorter wavelength than what had previously been used, known as far-UVC or far-UV, can be safely placed closer to humans.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 4 June 2024
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Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
In 2024 and 2025, the Sun will be near the peak of this cycle, so physicists are expecting a sharp increase in the number and intensity of solar storms reaching our shores.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2024
The Past Why physicists tried to put a ferret in a particle accelerator
Felicia had a job to do.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
But in the early 2010s, Columbia University medical physicist David Brenner discovered that a type of UV light with a shorter wavelength than what had previously been used, known as far-UVC or far-UV, can be safely placed closer to humans.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 4 June 2024
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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