physics
US: /ˈfɪzɪks/
UK: /fˈɪzɪks/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
physics /'fiziks/- danh từ, số nhiều dùng như số ít
- vật lý học
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U] the scientific study of forces such as heat, light, sound, etc., of relationships between them, and how they affect objects: a degree in physics + particle / nuclear / theoretical physics + the laws of physics + a school physics department + to study the physics of the electron
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Collocation
ADJ.
classical | modern | experimental, theoretical | atomic, high-energy, mathematical, medical, Newtonian, nuclear, (elementary) particle, quantum | A-level | school, university
PHRASES
the laws of physics
More information about SUBJECT
SUBJECT:
of study do, read, study ~ do ~
is more commonly used with school subjects (but may also be used with university subjects):She did maths, physics and chemistry at school.
study ~
is used with both school and university subjects:He studied German at school. She went on to study mathematics at university.
read ~
is only used with university subjects and is quite formal:She was educated privately and at Pembroke College, where she read classics.
lecture in, teach ~
He taught music at a school in Edinburgh.
Other verbs used withsubjectcan also be used with particular subjects of study:Half the students take geography at A level. We offer accounting as a subsidiary course.
~ degree, a degree/diploma in ~
a law degree a higher diploma in fine art
~ class, course, lecture, lesson
The genetics lectures are on a different campus.
~ department, a/the department of ~
All enquiries should be made to the Department of Architecture.
~ graduate, student, undergraduate
Some architecture graduates gain further qualifications in specialist fields.
~ lecturer, teacher, tutor
He's an English teacher at Highland Road School.
~ professor, (a) professor of ~
She's professor of linguistics at the University of Wales.
the study of ~
The study of philosophy helps you to think critically.
in ~
He got As in history and art.
Concise dictionary
noun+the science of matter and energy and their interactions
