biophysics

noun

bio·​phys·​ics ˌbī-ō-ˈfi-ziks How to pronounce biophysics (audio)
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a branch of science concerned with the application of physical principles and methods to biological problems
biophysical adjective
biophysicist noun

Examples of biophysics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Harel Weinstein is a professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine who is not involved with Rizo-Rey’s work. Dallas News, 14 July 2022 This genetics exhibits a symbiotic, but not necessary, association with genetics as a branch of biophysics. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2012 Swairjo persevered and graduated in 1995 with a doctorate in biophysics. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023 Rizo-Rey is a professor of biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dallas News, 14 July 2022 Here's the abstract: The genetic and biophysical mechanisms by which new protein functions evolve is a central question in evolutionary biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2013 Albert Hybl, a retired associate professor of biophysics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, died of end-stage dementia Dec. 12 at College Manor in Lutherville. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2022 Anoop is a third-year graduate student researcher (GSR for short) in biophysics at UC San Diego and is working on his doctorate. Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022 Born in 1919 and raised in London, Lovelock studied chemistry, medicine and biophysics in the U.K. and the U.S. Jill Lawless, ajc, 27 July 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biophysics was in 1892

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“Biophysics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biophysics. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

biophysics

noun
bio·​phys·​ics ˈbī-ō-ˌfiz-iks How to pronounce biophysics (audio)
: a branch of science concerned with applying the principles and methods of physics to biological problems
biophysical adjective
biophysicist noun

Medical Definition

biophysics

noun
bio·​phys·​ics -ˈfiz-iks How to pronounce biophysics (audio)
: a branch of science concerned with the application of physical principles and methods to biological problems

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