physics

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈfɪz.ɪks/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.

2 Definition

The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.

3 Definition

Natural philosophy; physics.

4 Definition

A physician.

5 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • 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.
6 Definition

The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically.

Example Sentences
  • The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.
Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cure or heal.

2 Definition

To administer medicine to, especially a purgative.