scientist
/ˈsaɪəntɪst/noun
उच्चारण सायन्टिस्ट
वैज्ञानिक
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a person who studies one or more of the natural sciences, such as physics, chemistry and biology
वैज्ञानिक
- ISRO scientists launched the satellite.
- Radhika spent years studying rare plants in the Western Ghats before she became a scientist.
- The scientist explained how vaccines work.
+ 3 more examples
- A team of scientists is studying the glacier.
- He dreamed of becoming a scientist as a boy.
- Many scientists from India work abroad.
Synonyms researcher technologist scholar expert
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a scientist who + verb
A relative clause tells what kind of scientist: 'a scientist who studies the climate'. For the field, use a modifier: a nuclear scientist, a social scientist.
Relative clause बताता है कि किस प्रकार का वैज्ञानिक: 'a scientist who studies the climate'; क्षेत्र के लिए modifier आता है: a nuclear scientist, a social scientist।
- Dr Sarabhai was a scientist who helped build India's space programme.
- A social scientist studies how people live together.
scientist at/with/in
Use 'at' for the institution (a scientist at ISRO), 'with' for the organisation one belongs to (a scientist with the DRDO), and 'in' for the field (a scientist in the field of physics).
संस्था के लिए 'at' (a scientist at ISRO), संगठन के लिए 'with' और क्षेत्र के लिए 'in' आता है।
- She is a senior scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation.
scientist (countable) / plural
The noun is countable: one scientist, many scientists. Do not use 'scientist' as an adjective; the adjective is 'scientific'.
यह noun countable है: one scientist, many scientists; 'scientist' को adjective की तरह नहीं बरता जाता, adjective 'scientific' है।
- Scientists have found a new method of purifying water.
- The scientific method begins with a question.
scientist + say/believe/warn
Reporting verbs with 'scientists' are common in news and exam passages: scientists say, warn, believe, have discovered.
समाचारों और परीक्षा के गद्यांशों में 'scientists' के साथ reporting verbs आम हैं: scientists say, warn, believe, have discovered।
- Scientists warn that glaciers are melting faster than before.
+Collocations 4
adjective + scientist
leadingyoungfamousseniorrocketpolitical
- A leading scientist addressed the students at the science fair.
verb + scientist
train aswork asbecomeconsulthonourinspire
- Radhika wants to become a scientist and work on solar energy.
scientist + noun
communityteamawardpanelreport
- A team of scientists tested the water of the Ganga.
field + scientist
computerenvironmentalfoodspacedatamaterial
- A food scientist checks whether packaged items are safe.
“More examples 5
- Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was a scientist before he became President.
डॉ. ए.पी.जे. अब्दुल कलाम राष्ट्रपति बनने से पहले वैज्ञानिक थे।
- Scientists are working on a vaccine for dengue.
वैज्ञानिक डेंगू के टीके पर काम कर रहे हैं।
- The young scientist won a national prize for her water filter.
युवा वैज्ञानिक ने अपने जल-फ़िल्टर के लिए राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार जीता।
- No scientist can predict an earthquake exactly.
कोई भी वैज्ञानिक भूकंप की सटीक भविष्यवाणी नहीं कर सकता।
- My uncle is a scientist at a research lab in Pune.
मेरे चाचा पुणे की एक अनुसंधान प्रयोगशाला में वैज्ञानिक हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My brother did a scientist experiment in the lab.
✓ My brother did a scientific experiment in the lab.
Before a noun the adjective 'scientific' is used, not the noun 'scientist'.
Noun से पहले adjective 'scientific' आता है, noun 'scientist' नहीं।
✗ He is a scientist in ISRO.
✓ He is a scientist at ISRO.
For a named institution the preposition is 'at'.
नामित संस्था के लिए preposition 'at' आता है।
✗ Scientist have discovered a new planet.
✓ Scientists have discovered a new planet.
The subject is plural, so it needs the plural form 'scientists'.
Subject बहुवचन है, इसलिए plural रूप 'scientists' चाहिए।
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sci·en·tist
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Famous Indian scientists: Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (Raman effect, Nobel Prize 1930), Jagadish Chandra Bose (plants respond to stimuli), Homi Bhabha (father of the Indian nuclear programme), Vikram Sarabhai (father of the Indian space programme), APJ Abdul Kalam (Missile Man of India).
प्रसिद्ध भारतीय वैज्ञानिक: चंद्रशेखर वेंकट रमन (रमन प्रभाव, नोबेल 1930), जगदीश चंद्र बोस (पौधे उद्दीपनों पर प्रतिक्रिया करते हैं), होमी भाभा (भारतीय परमाणु कार्यक्रम के जनक), विक्रम साराभाई (भारतीय अंतरिक्ष कार्यक्रम के जनक), एपीजे अब्दुल कलाम (Missile Man of India)।
National Science Day is 28 February.
राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस 28 फ़रवरी है।