plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: a science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions
2
a
: the physical processes and phenomena of a particular system
b
: the physical properties and composition of something
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebRather than attempting to simulate as much physics and detail as possible in a model, the team used a simple equation to calculate what portion of the ice is vulnerable in the current climate. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2022 There’s a lot to learn here for the young and uninitiated about physics and the properties of cement and steel and the like, but in its own structure the book shows signs of strain. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 There were a few Sue Grafton mysteries published in German as well as physics and chemistry textbooks. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2022 But Du — a graduate student studying physics at UC San Diego — was not brought to court because of undisclosed medical reasons, and his hearing was postponed until Tuesday. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 From Potomac, Maryland, Williams studied physics before joining Harvard Medical School as a clinical physicist and researcher. Emre Kelly, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2021 Einstein and Besso met at a concert while both students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, where Einstein studied physics and Besso engineering. Zoe Chevalier, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2021 The work is a step toward studying physics at the intersection of general relativity and quantum mechanics, two theories that are famously incompatible. Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2021 Merkel studied physics at Leipzig University and earned a doctorate in quantum chemistry in Berlin. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin physica, plural, natural science, from Greek physika, from neuter plural of physikos of nature, from physis growth, nature, from phyein to bring forth — more at be