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physic.

Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɪz.ɪk/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈfəz.ək/New-Zealand/ˈfiz.ik/India

  1. Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English phisik, from Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φῠσῐκός (phŭsĭkós, “natural; physical”), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).

noun/ˈfɪz.ɪk/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈfəz.ək/New-Zealand/ˈfiz.ik/India

  1. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.

    archaic · countable

  2. The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.

    archaic · uncountable

  3. Natural philosophy; physics.

    archaic · uncountable

  4. A physician.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fysike (noun) and phisiken, fisike (verb; from the noun), from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φῠσῐκός (phŭsĭkós, “natural; physical”), see above.

verb/ˈfɪz.ɪk/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈfəz.ək/New-Zealand/ˈfiz.ik/India

  1. To cure or heal.

    transitive

  2. To administer medicine to, especially a purgative.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fysike (noun) and phisiken, fisike (verb; from the noun), from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φῠσῐκός (phŭsĭkós, “natural; physical”), see above.

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