physical science

noun

: an area of science that deals with materials that are not alive and the ways in which nonliving things work

Full Definition of PHYSICAL SCIENCE

: any of the natural sciences (as physics, chemistry, and astronomy) that deal primarily with nonliving materials

— physical scientist noun

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noun

: any of the natural sciences (as physics, chemistry, and astronomy) that deal primarily with nonliving materials

—physical scientist noun

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