<![CDATA[Translation is a principal channel through which scientific knowledge crosses linguistic and cultural boundaries. Physics occupies a special place among the sciences because of its international character, conceptual complexity, and highly precise terminology. This article examines the significance of translating physics terminology between English and Uzbek and its implications for scientific communication, education, terminology development, and access to knowledge. As English continues to dominate international scientific publishing and higher education, Uzbek students, teachers, and researchers face growing difficulty in understanding physics concepts and rendering them accurately in their native language. Using a qualitative, comparative linguistic design, the study analyzes a purposive sample of approximately 100 frequently used English physics terms and their Uzbek equivalents drawn from mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, atomic physics, and modern physics. Each term was coded for lexical meaning, morphological structure, semantic equivalence, contextual usage, and translation strategy. Four strategies were identified: direct borrowing (45%), semantic equivalence (30%), functional adaptation (15%), and hybrid creation (10%). The analysis further shows that polysemous everyday words with specialized physical meanings, such as work, field, power, and current, and scalar–vector distinctions, such as speed versus velocity, are the main sources of translation difficulty. The choice of strategy depends on the lexical form of the source term, the availability of an established Uzbek equivalent, and the need to preserve scientific meaning; no single strategy is adequate for all terms. The study concludes that coordinated terminology policies and a concept-oriented approach to physics translation are needed to strengthen scientific communication, improve the quality of educational materials, and support the development of Uzbek scientific language.]]>
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