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physĭcus (scanned phȳsĭcus, Sid. Carm. 15, 101), a, um, adj., = φυσικός,
I.of or belonging to natural philosophy or physics, natural, physical: “quiddam physicum,” something relating to physics, Cic. Div. 2, 59, 122: “ratio,” id. N. D. 2, 21, 54: “homines,” naturalists, Marc. Emp. Carm. Med. 19.—
II. Subst.
A. physĭcus , i, m., a natural philosopher, naturalist: “ut ait physicus Anaxagoras,” Varr. R. R. 1, 40: “Democritus,” id. ib. 1, 1, 8: “non pudet igitur physicum, id est speculatorem venatoremque naturae, petere, etc.,” Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83; id. Rep. 5, 3, 5.—Plur., Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42; id. Ac. 2, 5, 14.—
B. physĭca , ōrum, n., physics: “physicorum ignarus,” Cic. Or. 34, 119: “in physicis alienus,” not versed in, id. Fin. 1, 6, 17.—Hence, adv.: physĭcē , in the manner of naturalists, physically: “dicere,” Cic. N. D. 3, 7, 18.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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