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physics
/ˈfɪzɪks/
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What does physics mean?
noun
- The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
- The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically.
- plural of physic
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verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of physic
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IPA pronunciation
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There is no principle so apparent in the physics of the Timaeus, or in ancient physics generally, as that of continuity.
For instance, he used to read nearly the whole of 'Nature,' though so much of it deals with mathematics and physics.
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The bird was not simply gliding, utilizing gravity or acquired momentum, he was actually circling horizontally in defiance of physics and mathematics.
The main attack was made rather upon biological science than upon physics and chemistry, yet it was clear that all were involved together.
But for history, the state and power are merely phenomena, just as for modern physics fire is not an element but a phenomenon.