Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.

    Physiker, Physikerin

    фи́зикfízik

    фі́зикfízyk

  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).

More definitions
  • a scientist trained in physics

Examples

65 sentences
  1. He is a physicist.

    Він фізик.

    ruОн физик.

    deEr ist Physiker.

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  2. Tom is a physicist.

    Том — фізик.

    ruТом физик.

    deTom ist Physiker.

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  3. I'm a physicist.

    Я фізик.

    ruЯ физик.

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  4. The physicist was aware of the potential danger of nuclear fusion.

    deDer Physiker war sich der möglichen Gefahr einer Kernschmelze bewusst.

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  5. In addition to being a famous physicist, he is a great novelist.

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Translations

9 languages
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person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics:
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person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics:

Origin

From physics + -ist. Coined by the English polymath William Whewell (1794–1866) in his boo

From physics + -ist. Coined by the English polymath William Whewell (1794–1866) in his book The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences (1840): see the quotation.

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