physics

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of physic

physic

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Synonyms

natural philosophy

physical science

law of nature

natural science

physical

physique

Translations

fisica

Physik

physique

física

física

natuurkunde

física

fysica

φυσική

فيزياء

physica

fizik

ciências físicas

physike

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪz.ɪks/

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”).