Hypernyms for "natural philosophy"
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aeronautics
astronautics
astronomy
atomic physics
biophysics
cryogenics
cryogeny
crystallography
electromagnetics
electromagnetism
electronics
electrostatics
high energy physics
high-energy physics
mechanics
nuclear physics
nucleonics
optics
particle physics
plasma physics
quantum physics
rheology
solid-state physics
statistical mechanics
thermodynamics
uranology
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.