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Definitions for Physics

[1] the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force.
[2] a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
[3] any medicine; a drug or medicament.
[4] Archaic . the medical art or profession.
[5] Obsolete . natural science.
[6] to treat with or act upon as a physic or medicine.
[7] to work upon as a medicine does; relieve or cure.
[8] the branch of science concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationships between them. It is based on mathematics and traditionally includes mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism, acoustics, and heat. Modern physics, based on quantum theory, includes atomic, nuclear, particle, and solid-state studies. It can also embrace applied fields such as geophysics and meteorology
[9] physical properties of behaviour the physics of the electron
[10] archaic natural science or natural philosophy
[11] rare a medicine or drug, esp a cathartic or purge
[12] archaic the art or skill of healing
[13] an archaic term for physics (def. 1)
[14] (tr) archaic to treat (a patient) with medicine

Words related to Physics

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Words nearby Physics

physician's assistant, physician, heal thyself, physicianship, physicist, physicochemical, physics, physics model, physio, physio-, physiocrat, physiogenic

Origin of Physics

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English fisyk(e ), phisik(e ) (< Old French fisique ) < Latin physica natural science (Medieval Latin: medical science) < Greek physikḗ science of nature, noun use of feminine adj.: pertaining to nature (akin to phŷlon tribe, phylon); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

Words that may be confused with Physics

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, physicphysic, physique

Word origin for Physics

C13: from Old French fisique, via Latin, from Greek phusikē, from phusis nature

Synonyms for Physics

aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, countermeasure, drug, elixir, fix, healing, help, medicament, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, placebo, proprietary, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, therapeutic, treatment, counteractant, counteragent, elixir vitae, healing agent, medicant, pharmacon, quick fix, restora-tive