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physics
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
physics
(noun)
physics
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fɪzɪks/
noun
physics
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ˈ
fɪzɪks/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHYSICS
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a science that deals with matter and energy and the way they act on each other in heat, light, electricity, and sound
high-energy/nuclear/modern/particle
physics
laws of
physics
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astrophysics
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geophysics
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