English dictionary

physics

/'f/I/z/I/ks/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the science of matter and energy and their interactions

noun.cognition

Examples
His favorite subject was physics.

Synonyms natural philosophy

Source: WordNet 3.0
the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something

noun.cognition

Examples
He studied the physics of radiation.

Synonyms physical science

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913