astrophysicist
pronunciation
How to pronounce astrophysicist in British English:
UK [ˌæstrəʊ'fɪzɪsɪst]
How to pronounce astrophysicist in American English:
US [ˌæstroʊ'fɪzɪsɪst]
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- Noun:
- an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
Word Origin
- astrophysicist (n.)
- 1869, usually hyphenated at first, from astro- + physicist. Astrophysics is recorded from 1877.
Example
- 1. " It 's bang-on , " says astrophysicist and nobel laureate joseph taylor of princeton university .
- 2. Last week , the astrophysicist martin rees was awarded the templeton prize , which aims to promote religion .
- 3. The esteemed astrophysicist stephen hawking has assured us that even the biggest and baddest black holes will just evaporate away .
- 4. " It 's a trailblazing result , " says astrophysicist sara seager of the massachusetts institute of technology in cambridge .
- 5. Astrophysicist paul green , with the harvard-smithsonian center for astrophysics , says prevailing theories suggest galaxies and black holes formed synchronously .