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- pronunciation:
- fI
zihks
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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plural noun |
| definition: |
the study of matter and energy. Physics includes the study of light, heat, sound, and electricity.
An interesting part of physics is how sound travels through the air. |
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broader category that includes physics |
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science |
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some actions associated with physics |
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accelerate, analyze, experiment, observe, record, test |
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some aspects of physics |
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atoms, electricity, energy, force, gravity, heat, light, matter, motion, space, work |
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some kinds of physics |
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advanced, basic |
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some people associated with physics |
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engineer |
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some things conventionally associated with physics |
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particle |
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some things that use physics |
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computer, laser, lever, pulley, pump, rocket |
The word physics
contains the following parts:
phys, physio
Greek
root
that means nature, physical
  Example words:
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
aerobic, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, fantastic, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, physical, physics, sonic, sympathetic
-ics
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
Example words:
acoustics, aerobics, aeronautics, athletics, civics, economics, electronics, ethics, genetics, graphics, gymnastics, mathematics, orthodontics, physics, politics, statistics, tactics, tectonics
- synonyms:
- -logy, -ology
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