physics

Definitions

1. Leng=es.
2. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
   uncountable
3. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy
4. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically.
   uncountable
5. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically
6. plural of physic
7. third-person singular simple present indicative of physic

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Examples

“Newtonian physics was extended by Einstein to explain⟳ the effects of travelling near the speed⟳ of light⟳; quantum physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms.”

“An analysis of media reports can correspondingly cast⟳ some light⟳ not only on how much physics is being reported, but on what branches of physics attract⟳ most popular attention.”

“The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.”

“Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16. He first heard about Giles and the SSDs when Giles was looking for blind students to test⟳ the devices.”

“The physics of car crashes would not let⟳ Tom Cruise walk⟳ away like⟳ that.”

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