physics

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Alternative forms

• physicks (obsolete)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪz.ɪks/

Noun

physics (uncountable)

2. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
3. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically.

Antonyms

• nonphysics

Hyponyms

Meronyms

• See also Thesaurus:physics

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Welsh: ffiseg

Translations

Noun

physics

1. plural of physic

Verb

physics

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of physic

Further reading

• “physics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “physics”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “physics”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.