Definition
Short for physics or physical, commonly used in academic or casual contexts.
Etymology
Abbreviation of 'physics,' from Greek 'physika' (natural things), derived from 'physis' (nature). The abbreviation is modern student slang.
Kelly Says
The abbreviation 'phys' shows how students and casual speakers create short-cuts in language, and these shortcuts often become permanent—'exam' started as an abbreviation for 'examination,' and nobody calls it the full word anymore.
Translations
ARالعربية
فيزيائي
fi-zi-i
CSČeština
fyzický
fi-zi-cky
ELΕλληνικά
φυσικός
fi-si-kos
ESEspañol
físico
fi-si-ko
FISuomi
fyysinen
fi-si-nen
FRFrançais
physique
fi-zik
HEעברית
פיזיקלי
fi-zi-kali
HUMagyar
fizikai
fi-zai-ki
IDBahasa Indonesia
fisik
fi-sik
ITItaliano
fisico
fi-si-ko
MSBahasa Melayu
fizik
fi-zik
MYမြန်မာ
ပရိသတ်
pa-ri-shet
NLNederlands
fysica
fi-si-ka
PLPolski
fizyczny
fi-zi-che-ski
PTPortuguês
físico
fi-si-ko
RUРусский
физический
fizicheskiy
SVSvenska
fysisk
fi-si-sk
SWKiswahili
fiziki
fi-zi-ki
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
భౌతిక
bha-uti-ka
TRTürkçe
fiziksel
fi-zik-sel
UKУкраїнська
фізичний
fi-zi-chnyy
VITiếng Việt
vật lý
vat-ly