Both Uses
physics
in
Brian's Winter
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- And there was a physics to it, a basic fact, almost a law: For a wolf to live, something else had to die.†
p. 10.5 *physics = the science of matter and energy
- Game could hole up for a day or two of bad weather but animals were governed by the same physics as Brian, and rain or no rain, cold or no cold, they had to come out and eat.†
p. 34.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(physics) the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) During Shakespeare's time, physics could refer to alleviating pain or illness. As a noun, physics could refer to medications--especially laxatives.