-ics
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.-ics
noun plural suffix but singular or plural in constructionDefinition of -ICS
1
: study : knowledge : skill : practice <linguistics> <electronics>
2
: characteristic actions or activities <acrobatics>
3
: characteristic qualities, operations, or phenomena <mechanics>
Origin of -ICS
1-ic + 1-s; translation of Greek -ika, from neuter plural of -ikos -ic
-ics
noun plural suffix but singular or plural in construction \iks\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of -ICS
1
usually singular in construction : study : knowledge : skill : practice <optics> <orthopedics>
2
usually plural in construction : characteristic actions or activities <hysterics>
3
usually plural in construction : characteristic qualities, operations, or phenomena <acoustics> <phonetics>
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