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Physicist

Phys′i-cist

(fĭz′ĭ-sĭst)
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Noun.
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.

Definition 2024


physicist

physicist

English

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).

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