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Physics
The branch of science concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationships between them.
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field
Physics; Geophysics
The area in which a force, such as magnetism or gravity, has an effect. Iron fillings that fall within the magnetic field will be pulled toward the magnet.
projectile
Physics; Geophysics
An object that is shot or thrown forward through the air or through space. Bullets and rockets are projectiles.
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