sci.physicist

English

Etymology

Blend of sci.physics +‎ physicist. Equivalent to sci.physics +‎ -ist.

Noun

sci.physicist (plural sci.physicists)

1. (Internet slang) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup sci.physics.
   • 1990 September 12, Greg Ebert, “A Simple Question?”, in sci.electronics‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-28:

     I plead ignorance in the field of plasma physics, but I would imagine that the flow of a plasma, either positively or negatively charged, would also constitute a current. [Could a sci.physicist please set me straight ?].

   • 1991 October 24, Roger M. Wilcox, “Lynch's Spoiler Review: "Silicon Avatar"”, in rec.arts.startrek‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-28:

     Somewhere I read that proton-antiproton annihilations don't go straight to gamma rays, but first yield 5 short-lived pions which then go on to spontaneously decay into lower energy gamma rays. Could some subatomic sci.physicist out there enlighten me/us on this mystery?

   • 2000 October 5, Francis Deck, “Bells vs gongs”, in sci.physics‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-28:

     I am not a proper sci.physicist, but just a dumb musician whose "day job" involves some physics.