Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,514,363,140 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

physicist

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
phys·i·cist  (fz-sst)
n.
A scientist who specializes in physics.
physicist
Noun
a person versed in or studying physics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.physicistphysicist - a scientist trained in physics      
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
acoustician - a physicist who specializes in acoustics
astronomer, uranologist, stargazer - a physicist who studies astronomy
biophysicist - a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
nuclear physicist - a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
Charles Hard Townes, Charles Townes, Townes - United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
Translations
physicist [ˈfɪzɪsɪst] n → físico/a
physicist [ˈfɪzɪsɪst] n → physicien(ne)
physicist [ˈfɪzɪsɪst] n → Physiker(in) m(f)
physicist [ˈfɪzɪsɪst] n → fisico


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Even when a treatise on medicine or natural science is brought out in verse, the name of poet is by custom given to the author; and yet Homer and Empedocles have nothing in common but the metre, so that it would be right to call the one poet, the other physicist rather than poet.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
"He is speculating in railways," said Lord Wilmore, "and as he is an expert chemist and physicist, he has invented a new system of telegraphy, which he is seeking to bring to perfection.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Did not an immortal physicist and interpreter of hieroglyphs write detestable verses?
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.