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phys⋅ics
[fiz-iks] 
–noun (used with a singular verb
)
) | the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force. |
phys⋅ic
[fiz-ik] noun, verb, -icked, -ick⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative. |
| 2. | any medicine; a drug or medicament. |
| 3. | Archaic. the medical art or profession. |
| 4. | Obsolete. natural science. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to treat with or act upon as a physic or medicine. |
| 6. | to work upon as a medicine does; relieve or cure. |
Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME fisyk(e), phisik(e) (< OF fisique) < L physica natural science (ML: medical science) < Gk physik
science of nature, n. use of fem. adj.: pertaining to nature (akin to phŷlon tribe, phylon ); (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.
1250–1300; (n.) ME fisyk(e), phisik(e) (< OF fisique) < L physica natural science (ML: medical science) < Gk physik
science of nature, n. use of fem. adj.: pertaining to nature (akin to phŷlon tribe, phylon ); (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.
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| phys·ic (fĭz'ĭk) n.
[Middle English phisik, from Old French fisique, medical science, natural science, from Latin, natural science, from Greek phusikē, feminine of phusikos, of nature, from phusis, nature; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
| phys·ics (fĭz'ĭks) n.
[From Latin physica, from Greek (ta) phusika, from neuter pl. of phusikos, of nature; see physics.] |
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Physics
Phys"ics\, n. [See Physic.] The science of nature, or of natural objects; that branch of science which treats of the laws and properties of matter, and the forces acting upon it; especially, that department of natural science which treats of the causes (as gravitation, heat, light, magnetism, electricity, etc.) that modify the general properties of bodies; natural philosophy. Note: Chemistry, though a branch of general physics, is commonly treated as a science by itself, and the application of physical principles which it involves constitute a branch called chemical physics, which treats more especially of those physical properties of matter which are used by chemists in defining and distinguishing substances.
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Language Translation for : physics
Spanish:
física,
German:
die Physik,
Japanese:
物理学
physics
The scientific study of matter and motion. (See mechanics, optics, quantum mechanics, relativity, and thermodynamics.)
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physics
1589, "natural science," from physic (q.v.) in sense of "natural science." Specific sense of "science treating of properties of matter and energy" is from 1715. Physicist coined 1840 by Eng. philosopher William Whewell (1794-1866) to denote a "cultivator of physics" as opposed to a physician.
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Main Entry: phys·ics
Pronunciation: 'fiz-iks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: a science that deals with matter andenergy and their interactions in the fields of mechanics, acoustics, optics, heat, electricity, magnetism, radiation, atomic structure, and nuclear phenomena
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physics phys·ics (fĭz'ĭks)
n.
Abbr. phys. The science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two, grouped in traditional fields such as acoustics, optics, mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism, as well as in modern extensions including atomic and nuclear physics, cryogenics, solid-state physics, particle physics, and plasma physics.- Physical properties, interactions, processes, or laws.
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physics (fĭz'ĭks) Pronunciation Key
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