Definition of PHYSICS

physics

Meanings

Noun

  • the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    • "his favorite subject was physics"
  • the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something
    • "he studied the physics of radiation"
  • a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
  • 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

Verb

  • third-person singular simple present indicative of physic

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

aperient, cathartic, natural philosophy, physic, physical science, physics, purgative

Antonyms

nonphysics

Scrabble Score: 17

physics is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
physics is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
physics is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

physics is a valid Words With Friends word