biophysics
the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
Origin of biophysics
1Other words from biophysics
- bi·o·phys·i·cal [bahy-oh-fiz-i-kuhl], /ˌbaɪ oʊˈfɪz ɪ kəl/, adjective
- bi·o·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb
- bi·o·phys·i·cist [bahy-oh-fiz-uh-sist], /ˌbaɪ oʊˈfɪz ə sɪst/, noun
Words Nearby biophysics
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use biophysics in a sentence
She’s a geobiologist at the Center for Molecular biophysics in Orléans, France.
Earth’s rock collection hints at how to search for life elsewhere | Asa Stahl | August 8, 2022 | Science News For StudentsTo cope, she picked a thesis advisor in the biophysics department, which allowed her to escape her harasser by conducting research in another building.
She risked everything to expose Facebook. Now she’s telling her story. | Karen Hao | July 29, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewMy lab, at the Center for Molecular biophysics at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, uses a supercomputer to discover drugs.
Scientists Tap the World’s Most Powerful Computers in the Race to Understand and Stop the Coronavirus | Jeremy Smith | June 4, 2020 | Singularity HubYes; his branch is one of the branches of the biophysics Division.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAnd how long have you been chief of the biophysics Division?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
There'd been a girl in his third-year biophysics class; he'd found out that she was a great-granddaughter of Force General Travis.
The Cosmic Computer | Henry Beam PiperExperiments in biophysics are conducted in the medical cave.
LRL Accelerators | Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
British Dictionary definitions for biophysics
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪks) /
(functioning as singular) the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology
Derived forms of biophysics
- biophysical, adjective
- biophysically, adverb
- biophysicist (ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst), noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for biophysics
[ bī′ō-fĭz′ĭks ]
The scientific study of biological processes in terms of the laws of physics. Phenomena such as echolocation in bats and the stresses and strains in skeletal and muscular structures are analyzed and explained in biophysics.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Cultural definitions for biophysics
The study of living things using the techniques of physics.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse