astrophysicist
noun
a specialist or student in astrophysics.
astrophysicists
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pluralof astrophysicist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The “NOVA” presentation, bookended by takeoff and splashdown footage, isn’t for astrophysicists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
For many years, astrophysicists have aimed to build Milky Way simulations detailed enough to follow each individual star.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025
He hired astrophysicists, cryptographers and speech-recognition experts — no Wall Street experience allowed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
With his passing on Tuesday, India lost one of its most celebrated astrophysicists.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
It took a long time before astrophysicists came to agree that our universe was finite—that it did, in fact, have a beginning.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
