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- pronunciation:
- fI
zihks
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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plural noun |
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(used with a singular verb) the science that deals with matter and energy, their qualities, and the relationships between them. Physics includes the study of light, heat, sound, electricity, and force.
We studied magnetism in our class on physics. |
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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, collide, examine, experiment, observe, record, research, test |
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some aspects of physics |
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atoms, electricity, energy, force, friction, gravity, heat, inertia, light, magnetism, matter, motion, nuclear energy, space, time, work |
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some kinds of physics |
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advanced, atmospheric, basic, fundamental, nuclear, optical |
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some people associated with physics |
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astronomer, engineer, mathematician, meteorologist, physicist |
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some things conventionally associated with physics |
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electron, neutron, nucleus, orbit, particle, proton, reactor |
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some things that use physics |
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computer, electromagnet, generator, laser, lever, microscope, pendulum, pulley, pump, radar, radio, reactor, rocket, telescope, transistor |
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, genetics, graphics, gymnastics, mathematics, orthodontics, physics, politics, statistics, tactics, tectonics
- synonyms:
- -logy, -ology
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