physicsnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪks/us/ˈfɪz.ɪks/A2 the scientific study of matter and energy and the effect that they have on each other:
nuclear physics
a physics lab
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- She studied chemistry and physics at college.
- She's got a physics degree from Warwick University.
- the laws of physics
- Newton's discoveries revolutionized physics.
- theoretical physics
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Physics in general
- acoustics
- Archimedes
- cathode ray
- dynamics
- ferromagnetism
- frequency
- photometry
- physical
- physicist
- quantum mechanics
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