English Explanatory Dictionary

physics envy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tendency of academics in non-scientific subjects to introduce jargon and mathematics to make their work appear more rigorous.

Word forms

physics envy
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary