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As a physicist, I can state that none of the 18 physicists who signed the Statement works in this field; nor to my knowledge has ever published a paper on this subject.
David Douglass

Meaning of "physicist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHYSICIST

physicist  [ˈfɪzɪsɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHYSICIST

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Physicist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHYSICIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

physicist

Physicist

A physicist is a scientist who does research in physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole. The term "physicist" was coined by William Whewell in his 1840 book The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences.

Definition of physicist in the English dictionary

The definition of physicist in the dictionary is a person versed in or studying physics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHYSICIST


astrophysicist
ˌæstrəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
bassist
ˈbeɪsɪst
biophysicist
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
ceramicist
sɪˈræmɪsɪst
classicist
ˈklæsɪsɪst
empiricist
ɪmˈpɪrɪsɪst
ethicist
ˈɛθɪsɪst
geneticist
dʒɪˈnɛtɪsɪst
geophysicist
ˌdʒiːəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
historicist
hɪsˈtɒrɪsɪst
lyricist
ˈlɪrɪsɪst
metaphysicist
ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪsɪst
microphysicist
ˈmaɪkrəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
petrophysicist
ˌpetrəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
polemicist
pəˈlɛmɪsɪst
psychophysicist
ˌsaɪkəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst
publicist
ˈpʌblɪsɪst
racist
ˈreɪsɪst
romanticist
rəʊˈmæntɪsɪst
synthesist
ˈsɪnθɪsɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHYSICIST

physicalism
physicalist
physicalistic
physicality
physically
physically handicapped
physically impaired
physicalness
physicals
physician
physiciancy
physicianer
physicianship
physicism
physicked
physicking
physicochemical
physicochemically
physics
physics model

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHYSICIST

aerodynamicist
Atlanticist
bioethicist
Celticist
cytogeneticist
eugenicist
exorcist
hydrodynamicist
hylicist
kenoticist
molecular geneticist
mosaicist
neoclassicist
nuclear physicist
phallicist
psychicist
pyrrhicist
self-publicist
semanticist
technicist
theoretical physicist

Synonyms and antonyms of physicist in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «physicist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHYSICIST

Find out the translation of physicist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of physicist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «physicist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

物理学家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

físico
570 millions of speakers

English

physicist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भौतिक विज्ञानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فِيزْيَائِي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

физик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

físico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃতিবিজ্ঞানী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

physicien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ahli fizik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Physiker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物理学者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물리학자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fisikawan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà vật lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயற்பியலாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भौतिकशास्त्रज्ञ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fizikçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fisico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fizyk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фізик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fizician
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυσικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fisikus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fysiker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fysiker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of physicist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYSICIST»

The term «physicist» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYSICIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about physicist

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10 QUOTES WITH «PHYSICIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word physicist.
1
John Astin
My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true.
2
Niels Bohr
A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself.
3
Walther Bothe
Many applications of the coincidence method will therefore be found in the large field of nuclear physics, and we can say without exaggeration that the method is one of the essential tools of the modern nuclear physicist.
4
John Cameron
The growth of technology is such that it is not possible today for a nuclear physicist to switch into medical physics without training. The field is now much more technical. More training is needed to do the job.
5
John Cameron
I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical physicist.
6
David Chalmers
I had the idea that it would be wonderful to be a physicist or a mathematician maybe 500 years ago around the time of Newton when there were really fundamental things just lying around to be discovered.
7
Francis Collins
God is an awesome mathematician and physicist.
8
Jacques Derrida
No one gets angry at a mathematician or a physicist whom he or she doesn't understand, or at someone who speaks a foreign language, but rather at someone who tampers with your own language.
9
David Douglass
As a physicist, I can state that none of the 18 physicists who signed the Statement works in this field; nor to my knowledge has ever published a paper on this subject.
10
Philip Emeagwali
I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHYSICIST»

Discover the use of physicist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to physicist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Enrico Fermi, Physicist
Enrico Fermi (1901-54), discoverer of the Fermi statistics, author of the Fermi beta decay theory, and a leading force in the work that culminated in the famous first controlled nuclear chain reaction at the University of Chicago on ...
Emilio Segre, 1970
2
The Physicists
Theatre program.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1964
3
Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist
In this remarkable book, the reader literally inhabits the mind of a scientist while Professor Jakob meditates on the discoveries of the past fifty years and reviews his own life and career--his scientific ambitions and his record of small ...
Russell McCormmach, 1991
4
A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica
For professors teaching physics and other science courses using the Mathematica software, A Physicist’s Guide to Mathematica, 2e is the only fully compatible (new software release) Mathematica text that engages students by providing ...
Patrick T. Tam, 2011
5
George Green: Mathematician and Physicist, 1793-1841: The ...
This book details the life of George Green, a pioneer in the application of mathematics to physical problems.
D. M. Cannell, 2001
6
Heinrich Hertz: Classical Physicist, Modern Philosopher
I have to communicate to you today the most important physical discovery of the century. " Hertz, philosophizing in his direct, lucid, pithy style, once wrote "We have to imagine". Perhaps this is metaphysics on the horizon?
D. Baird, R.I. Hughes, Alfred Nordmann, 1998
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The Instant Physicist: An Illustrated Guide
Presents fun cartoons alongside explanations of scientific curiosities such as chocolate having more energy than TNT, and wine being radioactive.
Richard A. Muller, 2011
8
Alvarez: adventures of a physicist
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist chronicles his life and thought, offers insights into his quest for scientific understanding, and discusses his hypothesis that explains the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs
Luis W. Alvarez, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1987
9
Memoirs of a Hayseed Physicist
Coming from humble origins, the protagonist in these memoirs was completely innocent of the fact that like all human endeavors, physics is often strongly influenced by politics.
Peter Martel, 2008
10
Nuclear Forces: The Making of the Physicist Hans Bethe
That is one of the questions answered by Nuclear Forces, a riveting biography of Bethe’s early life and development as both a scientist and a man of principle.
Silvan S. Schweber, S. S Schweber, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHYSICIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term physicist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Norwegian Physicist Uses Piezo Discs to Add Auto Bed Leveling to …
Ph.D. subatomic physicist and maker Njål Brekke has found a way to use the discs in 3D printers to automatically level the print bed on his 3D ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
2
How a Virginia physicist can predict the Tour de France's outcome …
He's John Eric Goff, a physicist who uses Newton's laws and a painstakingly developed model to predict how many minutes and seconds each ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Reddit AMA with theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, this Monday
The Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) has witnessed many science geniuses like Bill Nye and Neil DeGrasse Tyson, but the person who was on ... «The Next Digit, Jul 15»
4
Russian physicist suspected of spying at Max Planck Institute in Bonn
A Russian physicist who worked at Bonn's Max Planck Institute five years ago sent confidential research results to Moscow's secret service, ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
5
Meet the 78-year-old Nobel Prize-nominated physicist starting a …
Zweig trained under Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman and was later nominated for Nobel Prize himself, according to an article ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
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It's Never Too Late: At 78, This Former Physicist Is Starting a Hedge …
But for the 78-year-old -- who has enjoyed a wildly successful and varied career as a physicist, military strategist, CalTech professor, inventor, ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
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Scream if you want to go faster: Physicist propses shouting as an …
As Earth's current deposits of fossil fuels are due to run out in 2088, a Leicester physics students has proposed a truly terrifying alternative for ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
8
A Week in the Life of Physicist Frank Wilczek
As the sun rises over Stockholm—a bit before 4 a.m.—I surf the Internet to check out music videos. I'm preparing to appear on the BBC radio ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Purdue physicist among 5 killed in fiery I-65 crash
An Illinois truck driver's failure to slow down with traffic as he headed into a construction zone late Thursday night sparked a fiery seven-vehicle ... «Journal and Courier, Jul 15»
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BRIEF HISTORY OF LYME: Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking …
RENOWNED physicist Stephen Hawking took a break from searching for alien life to enjoy a family day out in Lyme Regis. The cosmologist ... «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»

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