ASTROPHYSICS | • astrophysics n. The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with… • ASTROPHYSICS n. a branch of astronomy dealing esp. with the behavior, physical properties, and dynamic processes of celestial objects and phenomena. |
ATTOPHYSICS | • attophysics n. (Physics) The branch of physics concerned with dynamic processes that take place with a time resolution… • ATTOPHYSICS n. the branch of physics concerned with dynamic processes that take place with a time resolution of the order of quintillionths of a second. |
BIOPHYSICS | • biophysics n. The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology. • BIOPHYSICS n. the science of the application of the laws of physics to biological phenomena. |
CRYOPHYSICS | • cryophysics n. (Physics) The physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures. • CRYOPHYSICS n. low-temperature physics. |
GEOPHYSICS | • geophysics n. A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and… • GEOPHYSICS n. the study of the earth's physical properties. |
MACROPHYSICS | • macrophysics n. (Physics) The branch of physics that deals with those phenomena that can be directly observed. • MACROPHYSICS n. the branch of physics concerned with macroscopic systems and objects. |
METAPHYSICS | • metaphysics n. (Philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to… • metaphysics n. (Philosophy, countable) The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning… • metaphysics n. (Logic, uncountable, by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; the logical… |
MICROPHYSICS | • microphysics n. (Physics) That branch of physics that deals with objects smaller than a molecule. • MICROPHYSICS n. the physics of molecules, atoms, and elementary particles. |
NANOPHYSICS | • nanophysics n. Nanoscale physics. • NANOPHYSICS n. physics on an atomic and molecular scale. |
PATAPHYSICS | • pataphysics n. An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics. • 'pataphysics n. Alternative spelling of pataphysics. • PATAPHYSICS n. 'The science of imaginary solutions' invented by the French dramatist Alfred Jarry (1873-1907), writer of symbolic farce, from which is descended the theatre of the absurd. |
PETROPHYSICS | • petrophysics n. (Geology, physics) The physics of rock, especially rock that acts as a reservoir for petroleum or other fluids. • PETROPHYSICS n. that branch of physics relating to the physical properties of rocks. |
PHYSICS | • physics n. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy. • physics n. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically. • physics n. Plural of physic. |
PSYCHOPHYSICS | • psychophysics n. (Psychology) The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of physical stimuli on mental processes. • PSYCHOPHYSICS n. the study of the link between mental and physical processes. |