different between physics vs kilocalorie

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English

Alternative forms

• physicks (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from Ancient Greek ????? (phúsis, “origin; nature, property”), from Ancient Greek ??? (phú?, “produce; bear; grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?uH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?z.?ks/

Noun

physics (uncountable)

1. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.

   Newtonian physics was extended by Einstein to explain the effects of travelling near the speed of light; quantum physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms.

2. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically.

   The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.

Antonyms

• nonphysics

Hyponyms

Meronyms

• See also Thesaurus:physics

Derived terms

Related terms

• physical
• physicist

Translations

Noun

physics

1. plural of physic

Verb

physics

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of physic

Further reading

• physics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• physics in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• physics at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

kilo- +? calorie

Noun

kilocalorie (plural kilocalories)

1. a non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie or Calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.

Usage notes

This prefix kilo- is generally applied to the small calorie, and not to the large calorie used in nutrition, to avoid confusion because 1,000 food calories would be 1,000,000 small calories.

Translations

Italian

Noun

kilocalorie f

1. plural of kilocaloria

Romanian

Etymology

From French kilocalorie

Noun

kilocalorie f (plural kilocalorii)

1. kilocalorie

Declension