astrophysicist
noun[C]
uk/ˌæs.trəʊˈfɪz.ɪ.sɪst/us/ˌæs.troʊˈfɪz.ɪ.sɪst/someone whostudiesastrophysics(= thestudyofstarsand otherobjectsinspaceusingphysicallaws):
Thedirectorof theplanetariumis a well-known andpopularastrophysicist.
Theoretical astrophysicistsworkwithequationsandcomputersimulationsand don't usually getinvolvedinspacecraftdesign.
See
astrophysics
- She is adistinguishedastrophysicistknownfor herworkondarkmatter.
- I wassurprisedtofindmyselffacetofacewithrenownedastrophysicist Stephen Hawking.
- Most astrophysicists haveacceptedtheideathat thecosmoswasbornfrom akindofexplosion.
- He wasregardedas one of the verybestparticleastrophysicists in theworld.
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- orbit
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon