physicist
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a…A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.
» He is a physicist.
Er ist Physiker.
Он физик.
Він фізик.
Meaning
2 sensesA person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.
Physiker, Physikerin
фи́зикfízik
фі́зикfízyk
(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).
- a scientist trained in physics
Examples
65 sentencesHe is a physicist.
Він фізик.
ruОн физик.
deEr ist Physiker.
Tom is a physicist.
Том — фізик.
ruТом физик.
deTom ist Physiker.
I'm a physicist.
Я фізик.
ruЯ физик.
The physicist was aware of the potential danger of nuclear fusion.
deDer Physiker war sich der möglichen Gefahr einer Kernschmelze bewusst.
In addition to being a famous physicist, he is a great novelist.
Translations
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Origin
From physics + -ist. Coined by the English polymath William Whewell (1794–1866) in his booFrom 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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Forms
plural: physicists| Singular | physicist |
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