biophysics

[ bahy-oh-fiz-iks ]

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noun

, (used with a singular verb)

the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics physics to the study of biological structures and processes.

biophysics

/ ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst; ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪks /

noun

functioning as singular the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology

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.

biophysics

The study of living things using the techniques of physics .

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Derived Forms

ˌbioˈphysically, adverb
ˌbioˈphysical, adjective
biophysicist, noun

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Other Words From

bi·o·phys·i·cal [bahy-oh-, fiz, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
bio·physi·cal·ly adverb
bi·o·phys·i·cist [bahy-oh-, fiz, -, uh, -sist], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of biophysics¹

First recorded in 1890–95; bio- + physics

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Example Sentences

She’s a geobiologist at the Center for Molecular Biophysics in Orléans, France.

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To cope, she picked a thesis advisor in the biophysics department, which allowed her to escape her harasser by conducting research in another building.

From MIT Technology Review

My lab, at the Center for Molecular Biophysics at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, uses a supercomputer to discover drugs.

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Yes; his branch is one of the branches of the Biophysics Division.

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And how long have you been chief of the Biophysics Division?

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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.

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Experiments in biophysics are conducted in the medical cave.

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