Definitions for physis

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physis phy·sis

Spelling: [fahy-sis]

IPA: /ˈfaɪ sɪs/

Physis is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 54 anagrams from letters in physis (hipssy).

Definitions for physis

noun

1. the principle of growth or change in nature.
2. nature as the source of growth or change.
3. something that grows, becomes, or develops.

Origin of physis

Greek phýsis origin, natural form of a thing; akin to phŷlon race (see phylon)

Examples for physis

Greatest, said Galen, is the physis, and Hippocrates is its prophet.

Another: It is all physiological units; but his reason asks: What is the “physis,” the nature and “innate tendency” of the units?

Founded by the philosophers upon nature (physis) it was physical.

The most important characteristic of the physis or Nature is its its artistic creativeness.

Another—It is all physiological units: but his reason asks—What is the “physis,” the nature and innate tendency of the units?