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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mullihak
"그는 대학에서 물리학을 전공하고 있습니다."
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The scientific study of matter and energy and the interactions between them, including the sub-fields of mechanics, acoustics, optics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism.
"She is majoring in physics to understand the fundamental laws governing the universe." - 2
The physical properties, phenomena, or processes of a particular system or body.
"The physics of the car crash were analyzed by the accident reconstruction team."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word physike (knowledge of nature), based on physis (nature), entering English via Middle French and Latin in the late 14th century. Originally encompassing the entire study of natural science, it gradually narrowed over the centuries to refer specifically to the branch of science concerned with matter, energy, space, and time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Physics" is said worldwide
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physique
Transliteration: /fi.zik/
"Il étudie la physique à l'université."
Physik
Transliteration: /fyˈziːk/
"Physik ist eine Naturwissenschaft."
fisica
Transliteration: /ˈfi.zi.ka/
"Ho preso un buon voto in fisica."
física
Transliteration: /ˈfi.si.ka/
"La física explica cómo funciona el universo."
física
Transliteration: /ˈfi.zi.kɐ/
"Ele adora ler livros sobre física quântica."
भौतिकी
Transliteration: bhautiki
"भौतिकी विज्ञान की एक प्रमुख शाखा है।"
物理
Transliteration: wùlǐ
"他是一名优秀的物理学家。"
물리학
Transliteration: mullihak
"그는 대학에서 물리학을 전공하고 있습니다."
物理学
Transliteration: butsurigaku
"物理学は自然界の法則を研究する学問です。"
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