en·er·get·ics

[en-er-jet-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physics that deals with energy.

Origin:
1850–55; see energetic, -ics

en·er·get·i·cist, noun
en·er·ge·tis·tic [en-er-ji-tis-tik] , adjective
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energetics (ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with energy and its transformations

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