physicist
gb/fˈɪzɪsɪst/ us/fˈɪzɪsɪst/
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scientist who studies physics
A scientist who works in physics and studies how matter, energy, space, and forces behave.
Schema d'uso:
a physicist studies [something]
Errore comune:
Learners often confuse "physicist" with "physician". A "physicist" is a scientist who studies physics, while a "physician" is a medical doctor. The spelling and pronunciation are similar, but the jobs are very different.
Sinonimi
scientist (More general; can work in any scientific field, not only physics.)
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researcher (Focuses on the activity of doing research; not limited to physics or even science.)
Contrari
non-scientist (General term for someone who does not work in science and therefore is not a physicist.)
Collocazioni
theoretical physicist
|experimental physicist
|particle physicist
|nuclear physicist
|eminent physicist
|physicist by training
Temi
science
|education
|jobs
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- The physicist explained how black holes can bend light.
- She became a theoretical physicist after completing her PhD in quantum mechanics.
- A team of physicists at the university has developed a new type of solar cell.
- As a medical physicist, he works with doctors to improve radiation treatments for cancer.
- The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three physicists for their work on climate models.
Esempi per chi studia
- My brother is a physicist who works at a university.
- The physicist gave a talk about time and space.
- Many physicists use computers to test their ideas.
- She wants to study physics and become a physicist.
- A physicist often spends many hours in the lab.
Grammatica
Forma base
physicist
IPA
GB/fˈɪzɪsɪst/
US/fˈɪzɪsɪst/
Sillabe e accento
phys - i - cist (3 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (phys)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: physicist
- Plural: physicists
Famiglia di parole
Forms
physicists
noun
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
nonphysical
adjective
Advanced or less common
physicality
noun C1
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