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physics

/ˈfɪz.ɪks/noun

The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.

Example sentence

  • “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.”
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Related words

geographyThe study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.chemistryThe branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.historyThe aggregate of past events.biologyThe study of all life or living matter.literatureThe body of all written works.geometryThe branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.