physics
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of…The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
» I have trouble with physics.
У меня проблемы с физикой.
Маю проблеми з фізикою.
У мене проблеми з фізикою.
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only, uncountable)The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
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.
Physik
фи́зикаfízika
фі́зикаfízyka
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
(plural, plural only, uncountable)The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically.
The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.
Examples
209 sentencesI have trouble with physics.
Маю проблеми з фізикою.
ruУ меня проблемы с физикой.
Physics is my favorite subject.
Фізика — мій улюблений предмет.
dePhysik ist mein Lieblingsfach.
My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
Моєму вчителеві фізики байдуже, чи пропущу я заняття.
ruМоему учителю физики все равно, пропущу ли я занятия.
deMeinem Physiklehrer ist es egal, wenn ich den Unterricht schwänze.
He is an authority on physics.
ruВ области физики он признанный специалист.
He had a book on physics published.
Translations
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Origin
1580s; from physic (see also -ics), from Middle English phisik, from Old French fisike (“n1580s; from physic (see also -ics), from Middle English phisik, from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “origin; nature, property”), from Ancient Greek φύω (phúō, “produce; bear; grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the science of matter and energy and their interactions:natural philosophy
- the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something:physical science
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable