physicist

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Etymology

From physics +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪz.ɪ.sɪst/

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Noun

physicist (plural physicists)

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

Translations

person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics

• Afrikaans: fisikus
• Armenian: ֆիզիկոս (fizikos)
• Basque: fisikari
• Bulgarian: физик m (fizik)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 物理學家 (zh), 物理学家 (wùlǐxuéjiā)

• Czech: fyzik (cs) m
• Dutch: natuurkundige (nl) m, fysicus (nl) m
• Esperanto: fizikisto
• Finnish: fyysikko (fi)
• French: physicien (fr) m physicienne (fr) f
• German: Physiker (de) m, Physikerin (de) f
• Greek: φυσικός (el) m, f (fysikós)
• Icelandic: eðlisfræðingur (is) m

• Irish: fisiceoir m, fisicí m
• Italian: fisico (it) m
• Japanese: 物理学者 (ぶつりがくしゃ, butsurigakusha)
• Khmer: រូបវិទូ (ruup vi’tuu)
• Latvian: fiziķis m, fiziķe f
• Lithuanian: fizikas m, fizikė f
• Macedonian: физичар m (fízičar)
• Norwegian: fysiker m
• Polish: fizyk (pl) m, f
• Portuguese: físico (pt) m
• Romanian: fizician (ro) m
• Russian: физик (ru) m (fízik)
• Spanish: físico (es)
• Swahili: wanafizikia (sw)
• Turkish: fizikçi (tr)