macrophysics

[ mak-ruh-fiz-iks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.

Origin of macrophysics

1
First recorded in 1905–10; macro- + physics

Words Nearby macrophysics

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British Dictionary definitions for macrophysics

macrophysics

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈfɪzɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with macroscopic systems and objects

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