Physics
['fɪzɪks]
Definition
(noun.) the science of matter and energy and their interactions; 'his favorite subject was physics'.
(noun.) the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something; 'he studied the physics of radiation'.
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Definition
(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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Natural philosophy, science of nature.
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Definition
n.pl. used as sing. (orig.) equivalent to Physical science—i.e. the science of the order of nature: usually sig. (as distinguished from chemistry) the study of matter and the general properties of matter as affected by energy or force—also called Natural philosophy.—ns. Physicolog′ic logic illustrated by physics; Phys′ico-theol′ogy theology illustrated by natural philosophy.
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Examples
- Astronomers and geologists and those who study physics have been able to tell us something of the origin and history of the earth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He got a copy of Parker's School Philosophy, an elementary book on physics, and about every experiment in it he tried. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Physics and chemistry, as well as mathematics and astronomy, owe much in their development to t he Arabs. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Their ideas in physics and chemistry were the results of profound cogitation; it is wonderful that they did guess at atomic structure. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The facts and laws of physics, with the assistance of mathematical logic, never fail to furnish precious answers to such questions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Both Benjamin Franklin and Goethe were greatly interested in his work in physics. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The first was to Lord Kelvin, the Nestor of physics in Europe, for his work in submarine-cable telegraphy and other scientific achievement. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In physics they invented the pendulum, and produced work on optics. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The ancient Greek philosophy was divided into three great branches; physics, or natural philosophy; ethics, or moral philosophy; and logic. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Here he also resumed his earlier studies, and came to lecture on natural history and physics to all the great scholars of the day. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The most important occupations of today represent and depend upon applied mathematics, physics, and chemistry. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Hence arises a new branch of natural science, physiological psychology, or, as Fechner (1860), the disciple of Weber, called it, psycho-physics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- For obviously it is to mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, anthropology, history, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The great steps forward have been made upon the true scientific foundation established by the discoveries and inventions in the fields of physics, chemistry and biology. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In the ancient philosophy, whatever was taught concerning the nature either of the human mind or of the Deity, made a part of the system of physics. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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