physicist

Betekenis (Engels)

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).

Concepten

natuurkundige

fysicus

Synoniemen

female

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Vertalingen

Physiker

physicien

fisico

físico

φυσικός

físico

Physikerin

físic

fizikçi

physicienne

physicus

physicien physicienne

فيزيائي

φυσικός καθηγητής

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/

Etymologie (Engels)

From physics + -ist. Coined by the English polymath William Whewell (1794–1866) in his book The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences (1840): see the quotation.