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physics

phy·sics

UK/ˈfɪz.ɪks/ US/ˈfɪzɪks/ fairly common

noun

1.

the science of matter and energy and their interactions

Origin

1580s; from physic (see also -ics), from Middle English phisik, from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “origin; nature, property”), from Ancient Greek φύω (phúō, “produce; bear; grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).

Phrases

  • atom physics
  • atomic physics
  • conceptual physics
  • condensed matter physics
  • health physics
  • jiggle physics
  • physics envy
  • physics gun

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