Science & TechnologyGreek → English
Physics
The science of matter, energy, and their interactions.
The Greek roots
φύσις
phýsis
nature
Literally: “the things of nature”
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The story of the word
Physics is the study of phýsis, 'nature' itself — the same root behind physical and physician.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The laws of physics apply everywhere in the universe.