Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun physics
2 senses of physics                                                     
Sense 1
physics, natural philosophy -- (the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics")
       => natural science -- (the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena)
Sense 2
physics, physical science -- (the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something; "he studied the physics of radiation")
       => natural science -- (the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun physic
1 sense of physic                                                       
Sense 1
purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient -- (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)
       => medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug -- ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
