French word

physicien

Pronunciation

IPA/fizisjɛ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounphysicist

Example

J'ai rencontré un physicien à la conférence.

I met a physicist at the conference.

Illustration for physicien (physicist)

More examples

Le physicien de laboratoire a vérifié les capteurs.

The laboratory physicist checked the sensors.

Core concept

A specialist who tests physical ideas against observable evidence and explains their results.

Common phrases

  • un physicien célèbre

    a famous physicist

  • physicien de laboratoire

    laboratory physicist

Similar words

scientifique: An expert who investigates natural phenomena through observation and experiments.
chercheur: An expert who discovers new knowledge or results through research in a field.
ingénieur: A technical expert who uses science and mathematics to design machines, devices, or systems.
professeur: An educator who teaches students and guides their learning or research at a school or university.

Definition in French

Chercheur ou spécialiste de la physique qui analyse et explique les lois de la nature par observation et expérimentation.

Word origin

The noun physicien combines physique with the French agent suffix -ien; physique ultimately derives from Latin physica for the study of nature.

Usage tips

  • Physicien means physicist, not English physician, which means a medical doctor.

Related words

  • physiquephysicsnoun
  • physiciennefemale physicistnoun

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