Metier:
noun
- a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- a field of work or other activity in which one has special ability or training; forte. [Dictionary.com]
Noted in “Jim Al-Khalili’s The World According to Physics is a thrilling ride,” Richard Web, NewScientist (28 March 2020, paywall):
Al-Khalili’s easy turn of phrase and feel for metaphor give us a sense of fundamental physics as a box of delights and woes. His true metier is quantum physics, where he is admirably lucid and even-handed in dealing with the various interpretations that seek to explain its picture of a “fuzzy” reality so at odds with our lived experience.
