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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
physics
/ˈfɪz.ɪks/
noun1 of 2
the study of heat, light, and other forms of energy and how they affect objects
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verb2 of 2
To cure or heal.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)