physics - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'physics' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Physics

[ n.]

- The science of nature, or of natural objects; that branch of science which treats of the laws and properties of matter, and the forces acting upon it; especially, that department of natural science which treats of the causes (as gravitation, heat, light, magnetism, electricity, etc.) that modify the general properties of bodies; natural philosophy.

Meaning of 'physics' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . physics

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something

Example in sentence:

he studied the physics of radiation

Meaning (2):
- the science of matter and energy and their interactions

Example in sentence:

his favorite subject was physics

Nearby Words:

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Psychophysics
Psychophysics is the study of the relationship between the physical aspects of stimuli of our psychological experience of them.

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