scientist

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(noun.)

ADJ

brilliant, good, great | distinguished, eminent, famous, leading, respected | trained | chief, senior | serious

mad

The inventor's wild hair and crazy inventions made him look like a mad scientist from a movie.

professional | amateur | independent | government

fellow

The research team included several fellow scientists from different universities who collaborated on the project.

experimental, laboratory, research | applied | natural, physical | agricultural, earth, environmental, food, marine, soil | atomic, nuclear

rocket

You need to be a rocket scientist to understand the instructions for assembling this furniture.

forensic, medical | behavioural, political, social | computer

young

Many young scientists are now working on solutions to climate change.

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group, team

SCIENTIST + VERB

be interested in sth, be involved in sth, specialize in sth, study sth, work (on sth)

The scientist specializes in studying how plants adapt to climate change.

know sth

estimate sth

Researchers estimate that the new vaccine could reduce infection rates by up to 40 percent.

argue sth, believe sth, claim sth, say sth, suggest sth, warn (of) sth

Climate scientists argue that rising temperatures will cause serious problems for coastal cities.

examine sth | discover sth, find sth, identify sth, reveal sth | agree (on) sth, conclude sth | disagree (on) sth | report sth

develop sth

Researchers have developed a new method to clean plastic from the ocean.

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One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

As we cannot use physician for a cultivator of physics, I have called him a physicist. We need very much a name to describe a cultivator of science in general. I should incline to call him a Scientist. Thus we might say, that as an Artist is a Musician, Painter, or Poet, a Scientist is a Mathematician, Physicist, or Naturalist.

Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.

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rocket scientist

An aerospace engineer.

Rocket scientists have calculated that a velocity of seven miles per second, or approximately 25,000 miles per hour, would be necessary for a rocket to escape the earth's gravity.

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As we cannot use physician for a cultivator of physics, I have called him a physicist. We need very much a name to describe a cultivator of science in general. I should incline to call him a Scientist

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Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limi

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The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical

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Scientific research is not a mechanical routine, but a continuing struggle on the part of the scientist.

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The scientist maintained that the theory should be tested through experiments.

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The scientist insisted on proceeding with the research.

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rocket scientist

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