Physics related branches

Physics related branches
anisotropy
               the state or quality of having different properties along different axes. 


astaticism
                 the condition of constant, uninterrupted variability of direction or position. 


atomology
               the theory of atoms.


biophysics
                 the branch of physics that deals with living things. 


ceraunics
               the study of heat and electricity.


crystallography
                      the science that studies crystallization and the forms and structures of crystals.


diamagnetism
                      a property of certain materials of being repelled by both poles of a magnet, thus taking a position at right angles to the magnet’s lines of influence.


dynamometry
                     the measurement of energy used in doing work.


electrotropism
                     orientation in relation to a current of electricity.


energetics
               the branch of physics that studies energy and its transformation.



energism
               a doctrine that asserts that certain phenomena can be explained in terms of energy.


faradism
               the application of alternating electrical current for therapeutic purposes. 


focimetry
              the determination of focal length.


Franklinism
                   static electricity. Also called Franklinic electricity.


galvanism
                a direct electrical current, especially one produced by chemical action.


galvanology
                  a work on the production of electric current by chemical means.


galvanometry
                     the measurement of the strength of electric currents, by means of a galvanometer.


geophysics
                 the physics of the earth, including oceanography, volcanology, seismology etc


gyrostatics
                    the study of the behavior of rotating solid bodies.


halology
              Chemistry. the study of salts. Also called halotechny.


homeomorphism
                          the similarity of the crystalline forms of substances that have different chemical compositions. 


hydraulics
               1. the science concerned with the laws governing water and other liquids in motion and their engineering applications.
     
               2. applied or practical hydrodynamics.


hydrodynamics
                     the study of forces that act on or are produced by liquids. Also called hydromechanics.


hydrokinetics
                    the branch of hydrodynamics dealing with the laws of gases or liquids in motion.


hydromechanics
                      hydrodynamics.

hydrostatics
                    the study of the equilibrium and pressure of liquids. 


hygrometry
                  the branch of physics concerned with the measurement of moisture in the air.


isomorphism
                        close similarity between the forms of different crystals. See also biology. 


kinematics
                     the branch of mechanics that deals with motion without reference to force or mass. 


magnetology
                      the study of magnets and magnetism.


monosymmetry
                             the state exhibited by a crystal, having three unequal axes with one oblique intersection; the state of being monoclinic. See also biology. 


optotechnics
                     the technology of optical instruments and apparatus.


oscillography
                     the study of the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electricity, as light or sound waves. 


osmometry
                    the measurement of osmotic pressure, or the force a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane through which it cannot pass when separated by it from a pure solvent.


physicism
               the doctrine that explains the universe in physical terms.


physics
             the science that studies matter and energy in terms of motion and force. 


plenism
             the theory that nature contains no vacuums.


pleochroism
                  a property of some crystals of showing variation in color when viewed in transmitted light or from different directions. Also called pleochromatism, polychroism, polychromatism.


pyrology
             the study of fire and heat, especially with regard to chemical analysis.


radiometry
                 the measurement of radiant energy by means of a radiometer, an instrument composed of vanes which rotate at speeds proportionate to the intensity of the energy source. 


radiophony
                 the transformation of radiant energy into sound.


spectrobolometry
                         measurement of the distribution of energy in a spectrum by means of a spectrobolometer, an instrument combining a bolometer and a spectroscope. 


staties
           the branch of mechanics or physics that deals with matter and forces in equilibrium. 


sympalmograph
                       an apparatus for illustrating in graphic form the composition of two simple harmonic motions at right angles.


telemechanics
                       the science of operating or controlling mechanisms by remote control, especially by radio.


thermionics
                  the science or study of the emission of electrons from substances at high temperatures.


thermostatics
                    the science or study of the equilibrium of heat.


tribology
                 the science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear.


trichroism
                a property, peculiar to certain crystals, of transmitting light of three different colors when viewed from three different directions. Also called trichromatism.


trichromatism
                     the condition of having, using, or combining three colors.
                 
trochilics
                  Rare. the science of rotary motion.


vacuism
             the theory that nature permits vacuums. 


voltaism
             electricity generated by chemical means, as in a cell or battery.