physics

/ˈfɪz.ɪks/

physics noun: the branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy. Also the plural of physic.

Noun

physics

(plural, plural-only, uncountable) The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
- Newtonian physics was extended by Einstein to explain the effects of travelling near the speed of light; quantum physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms.
- An analysis of media reports can correspondingly cast some light not only on how much physics is being reported, but on what branches of physics attract most popular attention.1994, A.J Meadows, M.M Hancock-Beaulieu, editors, Front Page Physics: A Century of Physics in the News, page 3
(plural, plural-only, uncountable) The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically.
- The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.
- An analysis of media reports can correspondingly cast some light not only on how much physics is being reported, but on what branches of physics attract most popular attention.1994, A.J Meadows, M.M Hancock-Beaulieu, editors, Front Page Physics: A Century of Physics in the News, page 3

Also used as

physics is also the plural of physic.

physics is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of physic.

physics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

physics in Hindi

branch of science: भौतिक शास्त्र bhautik śāstra, भौतिकी bhautikī

physics in Tamil

branch of science: இயற்பியல் iyaṟpiyal, பௌதிகம் pautikam

physics in Marathi

branch of science: भौतिकशास्त्र bhautikśāstra

physics in Urdu

branch of science: طبیعیات tabī'iyyāt

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physics in Bengali: পদার্থবিজ্ঞান podarthobiggên, পদার্থবিদ্যা podarthobidda
physics in Kannada: ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ bhautaśāstra
physics in Punjabi: ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ bhautik vigiāna
physics in Gujarati: ભૌતિકવિજ્ઞાન bhautikvijñān, ફિઝીક્સ phijhīks
physics in Sinhala: භෞතික විද්යාව bhautika widyāwa
physics in Nepali: भौतिक शास्त्र bhautik śāstra
physics in Pashto: فزيک fezík
physics in Tagalog: pisika, liknayan, sugnayan
physics in Arabic: فِيزِيَاء fīziyāʔ, فِيزِيقَا fīzīqā
physics in Malay: fizik
physics in Indonesian: fisika
physics in Persian: فیزیک fizik
physics in Thai: ฟิสิกส์ fí-sìk
physics in Vietnamese: vật lý học
physics in Myanmar: ရူပဗေဒ rupa.beda.
Dhivehi: ފީޒިޔާއީ އިލްމު fīziyāī ilmu
Dzongkha: དངོས་ཁམས་རིག་པ dngos khams rig pa

Examples of physics in a sentence

The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.2012 March, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146:
Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16.2017 October 10, Vanessa Potter, “My sudden synesthesia: how I went blind and started hearing colors”, in CNN, archived from the original...

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Antonyms of physics

nonphysics

Forms of physics

alternative form (obsolete)	physicks

Origin of physics

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 with physics

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Questions about physics

What does physics mean?: Physics means the branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
What is physics in Hindi?: Physics in Hindi is भौतिक शास्त्र (bhautik śāstra), भौतिकी (bhautikī). See Physics meaning in Hindi.
How do you use physics in a sentence?: The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
What part of speech is physics?: Physics is a noun.
How do you pronounce physics?: Physics is pronounced /ˈfɪz.ɪks/.

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