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Definition of physicist - 4 dictionary results

phys⋅i⋅cist

[fiz-uh-sist]
–noun
a scientist who specializes in physics.

Origin:
1710–20; physic(s) + -ist
phys·i·cist   (fĭz'ĭ-sĭst)   
n.  A scientist who specializes in physics.

Physicist

Phys"i*cist\, n. One versed in physics.

2. (Biol.) A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles; -- opposed to vitalist.
Language Translation for : physicist
Spanish: físico,
German: der, *die Physiker(in),
Japanese: 物理学者

Main Entry: phys·i·cist
Pronunciation: 'fiz-(&-)s&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in physics
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