1.

The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of

matter and energy. The subject matter of physics, distinguished
from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light
and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure
of atoms

2. The physical properties and phenomena of something

 - the physics of plasmas

Physics

Mass–energy equivalence

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Physics (from Ancient Greek: φύσις physis "nature") is a natural science that involves the
study of matter[1] and its motion through spacetime, as well as all related concepts,
including energy and force.[2] More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted
in order to understand how the universe behaves.[3][4][5]

Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines, perhaps the oldest through its inclusion
of astronomy.[6] Over the last two millennia, physics was a part of natural philosophy
along with chemistry, certain branches of mathematics, and biology, but during the
Scientific Revolution in the 16th century, the natural sciences emerged as unique research
programs in their own right.[7] Certain research areas are interdisciplinary, such as
biophysics and quantum chemistry, which means that the boundaries of physics are not
rigidly defined. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries physicalism emerged as a major
unifying feature of the philosophy of science as physics provides fundamental
explanations for every observed natural phenomenon. New ideas in physics often explain
the fundamental mechanisms of other sciences, while opening to new research areas in
mathematics and philosophy.
Physics is also significant and influential through advances in its understanding that have
translated into new technologies. For example, advances in the understanding of
electromagnetism or nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products
which have dramatically transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers,
domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons; advances in thermodynamics led to the
development of industrialization; and advances in mechanics inspired the development of
calculus.

1)
When we walk or run, our motion is part of laws of mechanics and thrmodynamics.
2)
We eat food which undergoes chemical reactions producing heat energy which is
converted into mechanical energy
3)
Use of refrigerator, pressure cookers, washing machines, television, music system,
computers, etc. are all designed on the principles of physics.
4)
When we speak, we produce sound properties of which like pitch and intensity are
studied in physics
5)
Electricity that we use in household is a gift of physics
6)
Automobiles design is based on physics

The list is endless.

Had there been no study of the science of physics, its development and application in
providing all these facilities, we would have remained tribals forever