physics, natural philosophy
(noun) the science of matter and energy and their interactions; “his favorite subject was physics”
physics, physical science
(noun) the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something; “he studied the physics of radiation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
physics (uncountable)
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically.
• nonphysics
• aerophysics
• astrophysics
• attophysics
• biophysics
• cartoon physics
• chemical physics
• classical physics
• econophysics
• ecophysics
• gastrophysics
• geophysics
• heliophysics
• macrophysics
• microphysics
• modern physics
• neurophysics
• nuclear physics
• optics
• particle physics
• petrophysics
• photophysics
• physical chemistry
• psychophysics
• quantum physics
• radiation physics
• radiophysics
• soil physics
• spacetime physics
• tectonophysics
• theoretical physics
• thermodynamics
• See also physics
physics
plural of physic
physics
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of physic
Source: Wiktionary
Phys"ics, n. Etym: [See Physic.]
Definition: 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.
Phys"ic, n. Etym: [OE. phisike, fisike, OF. phisique, F. physique knowledge of nature, physics, L. physica, physice, fr. Gr. be. See Be, and cf. Physics, Physique.]
1. The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine. "A doctor of physik." Chaucer.
2. A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.
3. Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.
4. A physician. [R.] Shak. Physic nut (Bot.), a small tropical American euphorbiaceous tree (Jatropha Curcas), and its seeds, which are well flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them dangerous if eaten in large quantities.
Phys"ic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Physiced; p. pr. & vb. n. Physicking.]
1. To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge.
2. To work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure. The labor we delight in physics pain. Shak. A mind diseased no remedy can physic. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
