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feminine

/ˈfisika/

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Translation

physics

Word origin

From Latin physica, from Greek physika ('natural things'), from physis ('nature'). It named the study of the natural world long before the modern science.

Origin
Greek
Root
physis
English cognates
physics, physical

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

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Physics studies the laws of the universe.

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My sister studies physics at university.

cuántica .

Quantum physics is hard to understand.

¿ química?

Do you prefer physics or chemistry?

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The physics teacher gave us an exam yesterday.

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This word is part of lesson 41.