phys
nature
Greek · physis (φύσις)
Greek physis 'nature'. Phys words are about nature and the natural world: physics studies matter and energy, physical is of the body or matter, a physician treats natural illness, metaphysics goes beyond nature.
Memory trick
PHYSics studies the whole of NATURE: PHYS always points to nature and matter.
Words from this root
- physics (phys + ics) — science of matter and energyभौतिक विज्ञान
- physical (phys + ical) — of the body or matterशारीरिक, भौतिक
- physically (physical + ly) — in a bodily wayशारीरिक रूप से
- physician (phys + ician) — medical doctorचिकित्सक
- physiological (physio + logical) — of body functionsशारीरिक क्रिया संबंधी
- biophysics (bio + physics) — physics of living thingsजैव भौतिकी
- biophysical (bio + physical) — of the physics of lifeजैव भौतिकी संबंधी
- astrophysics (astro + physics) — physics of stars and spaceखगोल भौतिकी
- geophysics (geo + physics) — physics of the Earthभूभौतिकी
- metaphysics (meta + physics) — study beyond natureतत्त्वमीमांसा
- metaphysical (meta + physical) — beyond the natural worldअधिभौतिक, पराभौतिक
- neurophysiology (neuro + physiology) — study of nerve functionsतंत्रिका क्रिया विज्ञान