Get to know Physic better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like purgative or cathartic.
Physic in a sentence
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Physic meaning
Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
Synonyms of Physic
Using Physic
- The main meaning on this page is: Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
- Useful related words include: purgative, cathartic, aperient, medicine.
- In the example corpus, physic often appears in combinations such as: physic garden, the physic, chelsea physic.
Context around Physic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Physic
- In this selection, "physic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chelsea, piedmont, historic, garden, gardens and nut stand out and add context to how "physic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 16th century physic meant roughly and a brokenhearted physic genius who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "physic" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with physic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This district is found just west of the Physic Garden district. (11 words)
Hence, in the 16th century, physic meant roughly what internal medicine does now. (13 words)
Davion Fairweather said he witnessed ‘blood’ oozed from the physic nut tree on many Good Fridays. (16 words)
The first pineapple to be successfully cultivated in Europe, is said to have been grown by Pieter de la Court at Meerburg in 1658. citation In England, a huge "Pineapple stove" needed to grow the plants had been built at the Chelsea Physic Garden in 1723. (46 words)
On St Patrick’s Day (Tuesday, March 17), the Piedmont Physic Garden will host a program at 2:00 PM called “How to Grow and Cultivate Hydrangeas” featuring Betty Montgomery, one of the Piedmont’s leading experts on hydrangeas. (39 words)
Even the Chelsea Physic Garden Christmas Fair – an event that caters to septuagenarian women with a taste for antique cutlery and block-printed tea towels – was sold out on the rainy, frigid morning my family decided to go. (38 words)
Example sentences (15)
Through crowdfunding, bought land on the Leeds to Liverpool canal to plant a physic garden with Guardian gardening columnist Alys Fowler (a physic garden contains herbs with medicinal properties).
Davion Fairweather said he witnessed ‘blood’ oozed from the physic nut tree on many Good Fridays.
Even the Chelsea Physic Garden Christmas Fair – an event that caters to septuagenarian women with a taste for antique cutlery and block-printed tea towels – was sold out on the rainy, frigid morning my family decided to go.
That’s when Geller, best known for performing conjuring tricks ostensibly revolving around physic abilities, such as bending spoons, first discovered Kadabra and tried to take Nintendo to court over the Pokémon’s similarities to his act.
This district is found just west of the Physic Garden district.
On St Patrick’s Day (Tuesday, March 17), the Piedmont Physic Garden will host a program at 2:00 PM called “How to Grow and Cultivate Hydrangeas” featuring Betty Montgomery, one of the Piedmont’s leading experts on hydrangeas.
PPG’s main entrance is a wooden gate flanked by a brick wall, which was inspired by historic physic gardens in monasteries.
Asa Butterfield stars as a brokenhearted physic genius who builds a time machine in order to fix his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Debbie.
Sexpot Comedy's headliner shows have cycled through a number of city venues, but seem to have found a Goldilocks-sized home at Syntax Physic Opera, 554 South Broadway.
The creators of the world's fastest manmade rotor believe their invention will boost the study of quantum mechanism, the branch of physic devoted to the behavior of subatomic particles.
A few weeks after his admission, Harvey married Elizabeth Browne, "daughter of Lancelot Browne Dr. Physic".
Hence, in the 16th century, physic meant roughly what internal medicine does now.
Hooke received the degree of "Doctor of Physic" in December 1691. citation Hooke and Newcomen There is a widely reported story that Dr Hooke corresponded with Thomas Newcomen in connection with Newcomen's invention of the steam engine.
The first pineapple to be successfully cultivated in Europe, is said to have been grown by Pieter de la Court at Meerburg in 1658. citation In England, a huge "Pineapple stove" needed to grow the plants had been built at the Chelsea Physic Garden in 1723.
These gardens continued the practical value of earlier "physic gardens", often associated with monasteries, in which plants were cultivated for medical use.
Common combinations with physic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- physic garden 6×
- the physic 2×
- chelsea physic 2×
- physic gardens 2×
- of physic 2×