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physics

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. physics (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. physic (noun)
  3. physic (verb)
  4. earth physics (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  5. health physics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  6. high-energy physics (noun)
  7. Newtonian physics (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  8. particle physics (noun)
  9. plasma physics (noun plural but singular in constructrion)
  10. social physics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  11. solar physics (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)

phys·ics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈfi-ziks\

Definition of PHYSICS

1
: a science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions
2
a : the physical processes and phenomena of a particular system b : the physical properties and composition of something

Origin of PHYSICS

Latin physica, plural, natural science, from Greek physika, from neuter plural of physikos of nature, from physis growth, nature, from phyein to bring forth — more at be
First Known Use: 1715

Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum

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