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physics

/ˈfɪzɪks/

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What does physics mean?

noun

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

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of physic

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈfɪzɪks/

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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.
PlatoTimaeusTranslated by Benjamin JowettProject Gutenberg ebook #1572
For instance, he used to read nearly the whole of 'Nature,' though so much of it deals with mathematics and physics.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
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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.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907
The main attack was made rather upon biological science than upon physics and chemistry, yet it was clear that all were involved together.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
But for history, the state and power are merely phenomena, just as for modern physics fire is not an element but a phenomenon.
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600