English · suffix
-ics
science or discipline
Words sharing this root
ballisticsThe study of how bullets and other projectiles move and what effects they have.civicsThe study of government and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.dynamicsForces governing motion and change.economicsThe study of production, exchange, and use of resources.eugenicsThe discredited practice of controlling human reproduction to promote supposedly desirable inherited traits.mechanicsThe practical details of how something works or is done.obstetricsThe medical specialty caring for people during pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery after birth.orthodonticsThe branch of dentistry that corrects tooth and jaw alignment.semanticsThe meaning expressed by language.tectonicsThe structure and movement of Earth's crust.theatricsThe staging of dramatic performance.