English Explanatory Dictionary

physics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
  2. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically.
noun
  1. plural of physic
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of physic

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪz.ɪks/ en-us-physics.ogg

Word forms

physics physicks

Etymology

1580s; from physic (see also -ics), from Middle English phisik, from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “origin; nature, property”), from Ancient Greek φύω (phúō, “produce; bear; grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).

Synonyms

physics

Antonyms

nonphysics

Related words

physical physicist space time matter energy force mass density motion velocity acceleration trajectory pressure potential temperature particle wave

Derived words

agrophysics areophysics atomic physics atom physics conceptual physics condensed matter physics cryophysics cytophysics electrophysics health physics hydrophysics iatrophysics jiggle physics metametaphysics metaphysics multiphysics nanophysics oncophysics paraphysics pataphysics physics envy physics gun physics-ly physics package physicsy planetophysics protophysics ragdoll physics robophysics selenophysics social physics sociophysics thermophysics tribophysics xenophysics zoophysics
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