n.
Pronunciation: ' fi-ziks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: Latin physica, plural, natural science, from Greek physika, from neuter plural of physikos of nature, from physis growth, nature, from phyein to bring forth ― more at BE
Date: 1715
1 : a science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions
2 a : the physical processes and phenomena of a particular system b : the physical properties and composition of something