physicist

English

Etymology

From physics + -ist

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪz.ɪ.sɪst/
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Noun

physicist (plural physicists)

  1. A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.
  2. (archaic) A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles (opposed to vitalist).

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