adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving the physics of very small particles or systems at the atomic or subatomic scale
Usage: technical; philosophy of physics; physics
Examples
- The system behaves differently when examined microphysically compared to macroscopic observation.
- Quantum mechanics describes how particles interact microphysically.
- Microphysically, the material consists of atoms arranged in a crystalline structure.
- The theory explains microphysically why certain chemical reactions occur.
- At the microphysical level, energy is quantized into discrete packets.