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NASA space propulsion research project
The Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project (BPP) was a research project funded by NASA from 1996 to 2002 to study various proposals for revolutionary
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project
Breakthrough_Propulsion_Physics_Project
Method used to accelerate spacecraft
Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-988552-7. NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics project Different Rockets Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
Spacecraft_propulsion
Propulsion system creating motion without propellant
on the agency's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics project and its experience with large numbers of unsolicited breakthrough-propulsion proposals. The report
Reactionless_drive
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
September 2020. "Breakthrough Propulsion Physics" project at NASA Glenn Research Center, Nov 19, 2008 "Warp Drive, When?". NASA Breakthrough Technologies
Interstellar_travel
Propulsion concepts and technologies
speculative proposals involving spacetime curvature. NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program helped reframe the subject around conservation-law
Field_propulsion
NASA cutting-edge research group, Johnson Space Center, TX, US
Advanced Propulsion Physics Laboratory is enabled by section 2.3.7 of the NASA Technology Roadmap TA 2: In Space Propulsion Technologies: Breakthrough Propulsion:
Advanced Propulsion Physics Laboratory
Advanced_Propulsion_Physics_Laboratory
1970s proposal for an interstellar probe
Space portal Breakthrough Starshot Project Icarus Project Longshot Enzmann starship K. F. Long (2012). "Project Daedalus". Deep Space Propulsion: A Roadmap
Project_Daedalus
British electrical engineer (1921–1997)
Keelynet Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project: COMMON ERRORS: Gyroscopic Antigravity a NASA page discussing
Eric_Laithwaite
Spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
a larger project preceded by interstellar probes and telescopic observation of target star systems. The NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (1996–2002)
Starship
Spacecraft propulsion without on-board reaction mass
Propellantless spacecraft propulsion is any spacecraft propulsion system that accelerates the craft by interacting with the environment rather than expelling
Propellantless spacecraft propulsion
Propellantless_spacecraft_propulsion
NASA engineer and physicist (born 1965)
for proposing new Alcubierre drive concepts and promoting advanced propulsion projects. White obtained a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from University
Harold_G._White
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
thermal rocket propulsion used fission processes, research in the 2010s has moved to fusion approaches. The Direct Fusion Drive project at the Princeton
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive ions from
Ion_thruster
Space probe that can travel out of the Solar System
Currently, three projects are under consideration: CNSA's Shensuo, NASA's Interstellar Probe, and StarChip from the Breakthrough Initiatives. Planetary
Interstellar_probe
2009 project to update design of Project Daedalus
the project consultants Spaceflight portal Space portal Breakthrough Starshot Interstellar travel Nuclear pulse propulsion Project Daedalus Project Longshot
Project_Icarus_(interstellar)
Study of missions to interstellar objects
as solar, laser electric propulsion, laser sail propulsion based on Breakthrough Starshot technology, and nuclear propulsion have also been considered
Project_Lyra
American theoretical physicist
elaboration by the aerospace community. At the behest of NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project, Solem investigated whether a nuclear external pulsed plasma
Johndale_Solem
Conceptual interstellar ship
space for cargo, crew and equipment. Breakthrough Starshot Interstellar probe Interstellar travel Project Icarus Project Longshot Quantum vacuum plasma thruster
IXS_Enterprise
Italian physicist
Caltech. Retrieved January 11, 2018. "Breakthrough Prize – Special Breakthrough Prize In Fundamental Physics Awarded For Detection Of Gravitational Waves
Michele_Vallisneri
2010 American fusion reactor project
studied fusion as a source of space propulsion in response to a NASA desire to improve travel times to Mars. The project began in 2010, and was publicly presented
Lockheed Martin Compact Fusion Reactor
Lockheed_Martin_Compact_Fusion_Reactor
2022 TV series or program
on more exotic physics such as gravitational waves or neutrinos. Scientists at the Advanced Propulsion Laboratory at Applied Physics have argued that
Rendezvous_with_the_Future
Physical and science fiction concept
the Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (BPP) from 1996 through 2002. This program studied a number of "far out" designs for space propulsion that
Anti-gravity
Device claimed to be a propellantless spacecraft thruster
Harold White's group at NASA's Advanced Propulsion Physics Laboratory reported in the Journal of Propulsion and Power that a test of their own model
EmDrive
Plasma compressor and nuclear fusion system
Facility Pinch (plasma physics) List of nuclear fusion companies Adams, R. "Conceptual Design of a Z-Pinch Fusion Propulsion System" (PDF). Archived
Z-pinch
1999 NASA space probe concept
a solar sail. Another project in this field for advanced spaceflight during this period was the Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program which ran from
Interstellar_Probe_(1999)
NASA program
to Detoxify and Enrich Mars Soil for Agriculture John Brophy: A Breakthrough Propulsion Architecture for Interstellar Precursor Missions John-Paul Clarke :
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts
NASA_Institute_for_Advanced_Concepts
German physicist (1925–2001)
was speculated that Heim was likely to make a breakthrough, either in fundamental physics or propulsion theory. On 17 November 1969, Heim reported the
Burkhard_Heim
Overview of space exploration in the future
voyager.jpl.nasa.gov. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 2017-10-24. "Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program | WiredCosmos". wiredcosmos.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24
Future_of_space_exploration
Topics referred to by the same term
BeanShell preprocessor Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program, a NASA research project 1996–2002, studying hypothetical spacecraft propulsion B.P.P. album by
BPP
University-affiliated research center
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (abbreviated as Applied Physics Laboratory or APL) is a not-for-profit, United States Navy-sponsored
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
Polish mathematician and physicist (1909–1984)
advancing the understanding of nuclear physics and computer science. He participated in the Manhattan Project, originated the Teller–Ulam design of thermonuclear
Stanisław_Ulam
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large surfaces. A number of spaceflight missions to test solar propulsion and navigation
Solar_sail
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
the prospect of using nuclear power for warship propulsion, and sought to create its own nuclear project. In May 1946, Nimitz, now Chief of Naval Operations
Manhattan_Project
Israeli-American theoretical physicist (born 1962)
was appointed as the science theory director for the Breakthrough Initiatives of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Loeb has published popular science
Avi_Loeb
Pseudoscientific drive promoted by its inventor
free space, in violation of Newton's third law of motion from classical physics. His claims generated notoriety because, if true, such a device would have
Dean_drive
Research institute based in Sarov, Russia
The All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF; Russian: Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт экспериментальной
All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics
All-Russian_Scientific_Research_Institute_of_Experimental_Physics
American astronomer
2019, Hecht was one of the scientists awarded the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his work with the Event Horizon Telescope to produce
Michael_H._Hecht
American sci-fi television series
from the first volume, The Three-Body Problem, named after a classical physics problem dealing with Newton's laws of motion and gravitation. The eight-episode
3_Body_Problem_(TV_series)
Space exploration using nuclear energy
the use of nuclear power onboard spacecraft, for electricity, heat, or propulsion. The most common type is a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG)
Nuclear_power_in_space
Private university in Pasadena, California
many modern scientific breakthroughs and innovations, including advances in space research, sustainability science, quantum physics, and seismology. As of
California Institute of Technology
California_Institute_of_Technology
American aerospace engineer
Technology with a thesis in plasma physics applied to space propulsion. Sercel worked for fourteen years at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1983–1997), being awarded
Joel_C._Sercel
Type of nuclear propulsion method with an ultra high specific-inpulse
September 1988). Fission fragment rockets: A potential breakthrough (PDF). International reactor physics conference. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA. OSTI 6868318
Fission-fragment_rocket
American British scientist (born 1977)
Center at NASA Ames, and project lead for the Microwave Thermal Rocket. Beginning with his Ph.D. thesis on Microwave Thermal Propulsion, his work spans theoretical
Kevin_L.G._Parkin
Adelberger, BS 1960, PhD 1967; co-recipient of 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Charles R. Alcock, PhD 1977 Berni Alder, PhD 1951; National
List of California Institute of Technology people
List_of_California_Institute_of_Technology_people
Austrian physicist
Zeilinger in 1993". The experiment later received one of the ten Physics World 2017 Breakthrough of the Year awards. In June 2017, Jennewein and his colleagues
Thomas_Jennewein
Cutting-edge research laboratory at Kennedy Space Center, FL, US (founded 2012)
with minimum energy. Spaceflight portal Physics portal United States portal Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program JPL NASA Eagleworks "Kennedy Space
Swamp_Works
German-American physicist
Gravitational-Wave Observatory project, becoming a co-recipient of the 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. In 1992, he was elected a Fellow
Rochus_Eugen_Vogt
American speculative fiction writer (born 1959)
professor of electrical engineering and his paternal grandfather was a physics professor. His mother worked in a biochemistry laboratory and her father
Neal_Stephenson
American physicist
June 1955 Bussard moved to Los Alamos and joined the Nuclear Propulsion Division's Project Rover designing nuclear thermal rocket engines. Bussard and
Robert_W._Bussard
German physicist
studies in physics 1985 at the ETH Zürich with a thesis on heavy Fermions, Gros continued for a PhD in theoretical solid-state physics. Using projected wave
Claudius_Gros
Fictional propulsion system
theoretical physics, with conceptual roots in mycology and environmental allegory. Within Star Trek, a variety of spacecraft propulsion systems have
Spore_drive
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
in physics from the University of Göttingen in Germany in 1927, studying under Max Born. After research at other institutions, he joined the physics faculty
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
American investor
being and began promoting beliefs about alien visitation and advanced propulsion physics. Amid concerns from investors during a merger between USWeb and CKS
Joseph_Firmage
Electricity generation by nuclear fusion
Kramer, David (2018). "ITER disputes DOE's cost estimate of fusion project". Physics Today (4) 4990. Bibcode:2018PhT..2018d4990K. doi:10.1063/PT.6.2.20180416a
Fusion_power
New technologies actively in development
Breakthrough Technologies Archive (2001 onwards) MIT Technology Review Ten Breakthrough Technologies in 2020, MIT Technology Review Ten Breakthrough Technologies
List_of_emerging_technologies
American parapsychologist (born 1936)
Wikidata Q21709034. Millis, Marc G. (2005). "Assessing potential propulsion breakthroughs" (PDF). Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1065: 441–461. Bibcode:2005NYASA1065
Harold_E._Puthoff
Lowest possible energy of a quantum system or field
Compounds at Low Temperature". Proc. NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Phys. Workshop. 279: physics/9705043. arXiv:physics/9705043. Bibcode:1997physics...5043R
Zero-point_energy
UCSB study of fleet of small laser light sail interstellar probes
experiment may potentially contaminate exoplanets. Breakthrough Starshot – Interstellar probe project, a similar initiative to Starlight Interstellar probe
Starlight (interstellar probe)
Starlight_(interstellar_probe)
Nanotechnology company in Liestal, Switzerland
Competence in Research (NCCR) "Nanoscale Science". In 1998, The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory selected the Nanosurf atomic force microscope for its mission
Nanosurf
Scientific research organization for the US Air Force and US Space Force
played a significant role in past and present propulsion systems. Prior to the development of Project Apollo by NASA, the Air Force worked on the development
Air_Force_Research_Laboratory
Branch of science about the natural world and its life forms.
is alternatively known as biology. Physical science is subdivided into physics, astronomy, Earth science, and chemistry. These branches of natural science
Natural_science
American astromer and physicist
awarded the Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2007) and the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015). Garnavich was cited in a widely circulated newspaper
Peter_Garnavich
Woodward, Aylin (12 December 2022). "U.S. to Announce Nuclear-Fusion Energy Breakthrough". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2025. Staff (2008–2024)
List of nuclear fusion companies
List_of_nuclear_fusion_companies
Programs developing supersonic combustion ramjets
before the X-15-A2 and the X-15 project on the whole were cancelled.1 From 1962–1978, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) undertook a classified
Scramjet_programs
applications expanded to include warfare, energy production and rocket propulsion. In 1920, the British physicist, Francis William Aston, discovered that
History_of_nuclear_fusion
Technology research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Defense
foundation technologies in automatic target recognition, space-based sensing, propulsion, and materials that were transferred to the Strategic Defense Initiative
DARPA
American nuclear fusion company
field-reversed configuration (FRC), which combines features from accelerator physics and other fusion concepts in a unique fashion, and is optimized for hydrogen-boron
TAE_Technologies
Change in velocity per amount of fuel
com. Retrieved 13 May 2021. "ESA and Australian team develop breakthrough in space propulsion". cordis.europa.eu. 18 January 2006. "SSME". www.astronautix
Specific_impulse
Type of continuous-flow turbine engine
on the Brayton cycle and are used in aircraft propulsion, electric power generation, marine propulsion, industrial machinery, pumps, gas compressors,
Gas-turbine_engine
allow them to attract and repel tiny particles. Some breakthroughs include the successful project of a team of science researchers from the Australian
Technology_in_Star_Wars
Molten salt reactor program
and development project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), begun in 2011 and assigned to its Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP), to design
TMSR (Chinese reactor project)
TMSR_(Chinese_reactor_project)
American aerospace engineer
program Re-Entry. She was subsequently the project manager of the Cold Atom Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech. She was then the Senior
Anita_Sengupta
American physicist and inventor (1882–1945)
time as other scientists were making breakthroughs in developing functional gyroscopes. While studying physics at WPI, ideas came to Goddard's mind that
Robert_H._Goddard
Interstellar object that passed near Earth in 2017
advanced options of using solar, laser electric, and laser sail propulsion, based on Breakthrough Starshot technology, have also been considered. The challenge
1I/ʻOumuamua
American nuclear fusion energy company
$160 million Series C raise backed by Lowercarbon Capital, Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shell PLC, Valor, DCVC, Energy Impact Partners, Chevron
Zap_Energy
Branch of fusion energy research
2022 US officials announce nuclear fusion breakthrough". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-14. "Basic fusion physics". International Atomic Energy Agency. 12 October
Inertial_confinement_fusion
American physicist
power beaming for space propulsion. Benford is a leader and consultant at Breakthrough Starshot, a research and engineering project aiming to send probes
James_Benford
American astronomer and physicist
in 1983. Low served as the chief technologist for the project. After an accident at Jet Propulsion Laboratory destroyed preamplifiers used in the infrared
Frank_J._Low
Fusion power research concept
plasma physics research, and as an electric propulsion device, the IECT (Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Thruster). The Vanderbilt Fusion Project at Vanderbilt
Inertial electrostatic confinement
Inertial_electrostatic_confinement
Romanian-American aerospace engineer and inventor
June 18, 2019): A device that could purportedly be used "for advanced propulsion, asteroid disruption and/or deflection, and communications through solid
Salvatore_Pais
Physical theory of the cosmos
time using the known laws of physics, the models describe an extraordinarily hot and dense primordial universe. Physics lacks a widely accepted theory
Big_Bang
British aircraft designer
vertical takeoff systems led to the patent of "Aircraft Propulsion and Control". In 1952, "Project Y", a "spade-shaped" fighter powered by Frost's revolutionary
John_Carver_Meadows_Frost
Nuclear energy extracted from thorium isotopes
developer of naval nuclear propulsion and head of the US Naval Reactors office, had pushed for a thorium-fueled breeder project since 1963 and organized
Thorium-based_nuclear_power
Indian national space and aeronautics agency
power in a vacuum chamber. The electric propulsion system, which is intended to replace the chemical propulsion system in future satellites for orbit raising
ISRO
Grant project to work toward achieving interstellar travel
The 100 Year Starship project (100YSS) was a one-year joint U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and National Aeronautics and Space
100_Year_Starship
List of definitions of terms and concepts commonly used in aerospace engineering
(PDF) (Report). Retrieved November 16, 2022. Breakthrough (2018-05-29), Progress in beamed energy propulsion | Kevin Parkin, retrieved 2018-06-07 Rutstrum
Glossary of aerospace engineering
Glossary_of_aerospace_engineering
Australian astronomer (born 1954)
accelerating universe, and a joint winner of the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics which "recognizes major insights into the deepest questions
Warrick_Couch
Investigation of outer space
beamed propulsion. Beamed propulsion, appears to be the best candidate for deep space exploration presently available, since it uses known physics and known
Space_exploration
Australian and American mathematician (born 1975)
his work, including the Fields Medal in 2006 and the Royal Medal and Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics in 2014. He is a 2006 MacArthur Fellow. Tao's published
Terence_Tao
American innovator in aerospace and ground transportation
first supersonic missile with ramjet propulsion, making it far more fuel-efficient than rockets. Edwards was project engineer for the program at McDonnell
Lawrence_Edwards
Ministry of Defence R&D agency in India
defence technologies. On 11 December 2024, under TDF, the iBooster Green Propulsion System was handed over to the DRDO by Manastu Space Technologies, based
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation
Vehicle using two or more power sources
for a gasoline-electric hybrid rail-car propulsion system in early 1889, and for a similar hybrid boat propulsion system in mid 1889. There is no evidence
Hybrid_vehicle
means the physical, chemical, and engineering arrangements that cause the physics package of a nuclear weapon to detonate. There are three existing basic
Nuclear_weapon_design
Study of the universe
physicists, as well as philosophers, such as metaphysicians, philosophers of physics, and philosophers of space and time. Because of this shared scope with
Cosmology
American aerospace engineer, astronomer, air officer and philanthropic executive
Hawking launched the Breakthrough Initiatives. At the press conference Pete Worden was introduced as the chairman for the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
Pete_Worden
Concept of collecting solar power in outer space and distributing it to Earth
Forbes. May 27, 2020. "Caltech Announces Breakthrough $100 Million Gift to Fund Space-based Solar Power Project". California Institute of Technology. 3
Space-based_solar_power
East Asian ethnic group
was a prominent aerospace engineer who helped to establish NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Chen Jingrun was a noted mathematician recognized for his
Han_Chinese
Chemical element with atomic number 3 (Li)
by itself as a solid fuel. The Mark 50 torpedo stored chemical energy propulsion system (SCEPS) uses a small tank of sulfur hexafluoride, which is sprayed
Lithium
Nearest star to the Solar System
pulse propulsion might enable such interstellar travel with a trip timescale of a century, inspiring several studies such as Project Orion, Project Daedalus
Proxima_Centauri
Golf II-class ballistic missile submarine
K-129 was a Project 629A (Russian: проект 629А, proyekt 629A; NATO reporting name: Golf II-class) diesel-electric-powered ballistic missile submarine
Soviet_submarine_K-129_(1960)
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English
English : nickname from Middle English sparewe ‘sparrow’, perhaps for a small, chirpy person, or else for someone bearing some fancied physical resemblance to a sparrow.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Relaxation, physic, comfort.
Biblical
the physic or medicine of God
Girl/Female
Biblical
Pure gold, gold of Phasis or Pison.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Greek
Foliage; Green Branch; Form of Phyllis; A Leaf; Greenery
Biblical
Raphu, relaxation; physic; comfort
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Blessed Girl; A Pious Girl; Celestial; Girl who is Free from Physical or Moral Defects
Boy/Male
Tamil
Physical bonding
Surname or Lastname
Northern English
Northern English : probably a habitational name from a minor place in Soulby, Cumbria, called Longthorn, from Old English lang ‘long’ + horn ‘projecting headland’, or a topographic name with the same meaning.English : nickname from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + horn ‘horn’, with various possible applications; it could have denoted a horn blower or possibly a cuckhold, or it may have referred to some physical characteristic; there is some suggestion that horn in some names may mean ‘head’ or otherwise ‘phallus’.Danish : habitational name from Langhorn.Dutch : nickname for someone with long ears.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, French, Greek
Foliage; Green Branch; Leaf; Greenery
Boy/Male
Biblical
The physic or medicine of God.
Female
English
English variant spelling of Greek Phyllis, PHYLISS means "foliage."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Telugu
Natural; Physical; Radiant; Pearl; Another Name for Shiva
Girl/Female
Greek American
Green bough.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Outer; Body; Physical; Ambition; Power; Progress; Career; Success
Girl/Female
Biblical
Relaxation, physic, comfort.
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, German, Hebrew, Portuguese
Divided; Breach; Breakthrough
Biblical
pure gold; gold of Phasis or Pison
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Physical Bonding
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk)
English (mainly Norfolk) : from Middle English staf ‘rod’, ‘staff’; a nickname for a tall, thin person, or a metonymic occupational name for anyone who carried a staff of office, a reminder of his right to inflict physical discipline.
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Indian
Shehzadi, Princess
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic
Resolute Strength; Form of Bridget
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
King Richard The Second' Duchess of Gloucester.
Girl/Female
French Latin
From the shore.
Girl/Female
African, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Ambition
Boy/Male
Hindi
Strong god.
Surname or Lastname
English, Swedish (Philipsson), and Jewish (western Ashkenazic)
English, Swedish (Philipsson), and Jewish (western Ashkenazic) : patronymic from the personal name Philip.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of the Sun, The Sun, Sun God (Son of Adithi)
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
A verse from Quran or a sign from God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Haripreet | ஹரிபà¯à®°à¯€à®¤
Beloved of gods
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n.
The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with, physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion.
n.
One versed in physics.
n.
Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or natural philosophy.
n.
The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.
adv.
In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature or physics; by physical force; not morally.
n.
Expense; profusion; outlay.
n.
The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion.
n.
A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles; -- opposed to vitalist.
v. t.
To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge.
n.
Waste; profusion; prodigality.
n.
Extravagance; profusion.
a.
Perceptible through a bodily or material organization; cognizable by the senses; external; as, the physical, opposed to chemical, characters of a mineral.
a.
Above or beyond physics; not explainable by physical laws.
a.
Of or pertaining to physics, or natural philosophy; treating of, or relating to, the causes and connections of natural phenomena; as, physical science; physical laws.
n.
An impelling act or movement.
n.
Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a profusion of commodities.
a.
Propulsive.
imp. & p. p.
of Physic
a.
Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of medicine; medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic; purgative.