Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

physis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ph-ysis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nature, as contrasted with law or custom.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.

Countable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰuH-, φύσις

Usage

Inflected Forms

physes (plural)

Derived Forms

physeal

Phrases

-physis

Questions

What does physis mean?
Nature, as contrasted with law or custom.
Where does physis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce physis

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