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physics

[ fiz-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force.


physics

/ ˈfɪzɪks /

noun

  1. the branch of science concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationships between them. It is based on mathematics and traditionally includes mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism, acoustics, and heat. Modern physics, based on quantum theory, includes atomic, nuclear, particle, and solid-state studies. It can also embrace applied fields such as geophysics and meteorology
  2. physical properties of behaviour

    the physics of the electron

  3. archaic.
    natural science or natural philosophy
“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


physics

/ fĭzĭks /

  1. The scientific study of matter, energy, space, and time, and of the relations between them.
  2. The behavior of a given physical system, especially as understood by a physical theory.


physics

  1. The scientific study of matter and motion. ( See mechanics , optics , quantum mechanics , relativity , and thermodynamics .)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of physics1

First recorded in 1580–90; physic, -ics
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Word History and Origins

Origin of physics1

C16: from Latin physica, translation of Greek ta phusika natural things, from phusis nature
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Example Sentences

Light cones emerge in physics because the speed of light is constant.

Some of the most perplexing topics in physics revolve around quantum theory.

Like the laws of physics, the laws of biology simply describe what is, not what should be.

Over the last few decades it has grown from a small collection of insights into a dynamic area of research with deep connections to more areas of math and physics than Hamilton ever could have imagined.

That frees physicists to focus on other explanations, like potential issues with the supernova or quasar measurements, or the possibility of unexplained new physics phenomena.

Their friendship began when Krauss, who was chairman of the physics department at Case Western in Cleveland, sought out Epstein.

The laws of physics probably forbid wormholes from existing anyway, according to Thorne.

He majored in mathematical physics, studying mind-bending theories of quantum mechanics and partial differential equations.

Muslims made many discoveries in mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, astronomy and psychology.

Before Malala, in 1979, Dr. Abdus Salam won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

To understand how this took place, the reader should consider certain simple yet noble generalizations of physics.

Like Socrates, however, ethics were the great subject of his inquiries, to which physics were only subordinate.

With Aristotle, ethics formed only one branch of attention; his main inquiries were in reference to physics and metaphysics.

He sets no value on logic, nor much on physics; but he reveals sentiments of great simplicity and grandeur.

The animal body is not a test-tube and, in it, the laws of physics are modified by those of physiology.

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