macrophysics

[ mak-ruh-fiz-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of physics physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.

macrophysics

/ ˌmækrəʊˈfɪzɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of physics concerned with macroscopic systems and objects

Word History and Origins

Origin of macrophysics¹

First recorded in 1905–10; macro- + physics

Example Sentences

Science was moving from a world of macrophysics, where objects could be seen and held and measured, to one of microphysics, where events transpire with unimaginable swiftness on scales far below the limits of imagining.

From Literature

He is on a hunger strike because of the Soviets' refusal to let him emigrate, but over the telephone he now begins in fluent English a lecture for his Israeli students on "An Approach to Macrophysics and Condensed Matter Physics."

From Time Magazine Archive

The books overemphasize practical applications, concentrate on macrophysics, such as Archimedes' principle, to the neglect of microphysics, which has become all-important with increased knowledge of the atom.

From Time Magazine Archive