Astrophysicist
(noun)
A scientist who studies the nature of celestial objects and the universe as a whole, using the principles of physics.
Origin:
From the greek words "astron" meaning "star" and "physis" meaning "nature".
Examples:
- The astrophysicist presented her research on the formation of black holes at the conference.
- John is an astrophysicist who specializes in studying the properties of stars.
- The team of astrophysicists used the telescope to observe the galaxy.
- The astrophysicist's job is to understand how the universe works.
- The astrophysicist published a paper on the study of dark matter.