However, there are many words related to physics that use prefixes and suffixes:
Prefixes:
* Astrophysics: "Astro" (star) + "physics"
* Biophysics: "Bio" (life) + "physics"
* Geophysics: "Geo" (earth) + "physics"
* Electrophysics: "Electro" (electricity) + "physics"
* Nuclear physics: "Nuclear" (nucleus) + "physics"
* Quantum physics: "Quantum" (discrete amount) + "physics"
Suffixes:
* Physicist: "Physics" + "-ist" (one who studies)
* Physical: "Physics" + "-al" (relating to)
* Physically: "Physical" + "-ly" (in a physical manner)
* Physiological: "Physiology" (study of how living organisms function) + "-al" (relating to)
* Physicochemical: "Physics" + "chemistry" + "-al" (relating to both)