microphysics

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Hellenic *-tis
Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós)der.
Latin physicusder.
Middle English phisik
English physic
English physics
English microphysics

    From micro- + physics.

    Noun

    microphysics (uncountable)

    1. (physics) The branch of physics that deals with objects smaller than a molecule

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