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physics

/ˈfɪz.ɪks/ noun B1
  1. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy. (uncountable)
  2. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically. (uncountable) · The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.
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“Alas, my boy,” said he, “human knowledge is confined within very narrow limits; and when I have taught you mathematics, physics, history, and the three or four modern languages with which I am acquainted, you will know as much as I do myself.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 171 · C1
She explained that basketball was simply a matter of physics and applied force.
The Science of Basketball, p. 1 · B2

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