Meaning of PHYSICS
| Pronunciation: | | 'fiziks
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| | Definition: | | [n] the science of matter and energy and their interactions |
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| | Synonyms: | | natural philosophy, physical science |
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| | See Also: | | acoustics, aeronautics, astronautics, astronomy, atomic physics, biophysics, corpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light, cryogenics, cryogeny, crystallography, Einstein's theory of relativity, electromagnetics, electromagnetism, electronics, electrostatics, high energy physics, high-energy physics, kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases, mechanics, natural science, nuclear physics, nucleonics, optics, particle physics, plasma physics, quantum physics, quantum theory, relativity, relativity theory, rheology, solid-state physics, statistical mechanics, theory of relativity, thermodynamics, undulatory theory, uranology, wave theory, wave theory of light | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phys"ics\, n. [See {Physic}.]
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.
Note: Chemistry, though a branch of general physics, is
commonly treated as a science by itself, and the
application of physical principles which it involves
constitute a branch called chemical physics, which
treats more especially of those physical properties of
matter which are used by chemists in defining and
distinguishing substances.
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