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Metaphysis vs Metaphysic - What's the difference?

metaphysis | metaphysic |

As nouns the difference between metaphysis and metaphysic

is that metaphysis is (anatomy) the part of a long bone that grows during development while metaphysic is (philosophy|uncountable|archaic) the field of study of metaphysics.

As an adjective metaphysic is

(philosophy|archaic) metaphysical.

metaphysis

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Noun

(wikipedia metaphysis) (metaphyses)
  • (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
  • change of form; transformation

    • Anagrams

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    metaphysic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * metaphysick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
  • * , "Ode on Science," lines 32-33:
    • Bring sweet philosophy along,
    In metaphysic dreams.

    Noun

  • (philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
  • * 1876 , Editor, "Prefatory Words," Mind , vol. 1, no. 1, p. 5:
    • With reference to general Philosophy or Metaphysic proper, psychology may be viewed as a kind of common ground whereon thinkers of widely different schools may meet.
  • (philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
  • * 1775 , , "An Abridged State of the Weather at London in the Year 1774," Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775) , vol. 65, p. 182:
    • The uncertain conclusions of an ill-conducted analogy, and a false metaphysic , were mixed with a few simple precepts derived from observation, which probably made the whole of the science of prognostication in its earliest and purest state.
  • * 1954 , , "Review of Metaphysical Journal'' by Gabriel Marcel," ''Philosophy , vol. 29, no. 109, p. 170:
    • It should be pointed out to the prospective reader that he will not find here the systematic presentation of a metaphysic .
  • * 2003 , Christine Helmer, "Mysticism and Metaphysics," The Journal of Religion , vol. 83, no. 4, p. 521:
    • A Neoplatonic metaphysic is the flip side of mysticism.
  • (philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
  • * 1927 , Charles M. Perry, "A Principle for Realism," The Journal of Philosophy , vol. 24, no. 20, p. 537:
    • What we need as a metaphysic and what the logical realists are at least glimpsing, is the principle of contradiction.

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.