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biophysicist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: physicist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós)der. Latin physicusder. Middle English phisik English physic English physics Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English physicist English biophysicist From bio- + physicist.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բիոֆիզիկոս (biofizikos) — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Catalan: biofísic — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Catalan: biofísica — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生物物理學家 /生物物理学家 — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Czech: biofyzik — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Dutch: biofysicus — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Finnish: biofyysikko — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • French: biophysicien — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • French: biophysicienne — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Galician: biofísico — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Galician: biofísica — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • German: Biophysiker — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • German: Biophysikerin — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Greek: βιοφυσικός (viofysikós) — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Hungarian: biofizikus — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Italian: biofisico — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Italian: biofisica — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Polish: biofizyk — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Portuguese: biofísico — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Portuguese: biofísica — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Russian: биофи́зик (biofízik) — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Spanish: biofísico — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics
  • Spanish: biofísica — a biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics