noun · academic
physicist
/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/PHYS·i·cist
a scientist who studies or works in physics, the science of matter and energy
Examples
“The physicist designed an experiment to test the behaviour of electrons.”
“Many physicists contributed to the development of quantum theory.”
“She works as a theoretical physicist at the university.”
Band 8 sentence
“As a theoretical physicist, she spends most of her time developing mathematical models to explain cosmic phenomena.”
Collocations
- theoretical physicist
- experimental physicist
- nuclear physicist
- work as a physicist
Word family
Common mistakes
He is physic→He is a physicist
She wants to be physicist→She wants to be a physicist
Many physic→Many physicists
Say it for a higher band
5scientist→6researcher→7+physicist
Synonyms
scientist
researcher
Easily confused
physicist vs physician
“The physicist explained how the particles behaved during the experiment.”
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