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physical

  • adjective
  • phys·ic·al
  • /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/

Of matter and nature.

Other meanings

  1. Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world.

  2. In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.

Antonyms

  • mental
  • psychological
  • spiritual

Related words

  • aerophysical
  • agrophysical
  • antiphysical
  • astrophysical
  • barophysical
  • biophysical
  • cataphysical
  • chemicophysical
  • chemophysical
  • cyberphysical
  • ecophysical
  • electrophysical

Example sentences

  • “Do we exist beyond our physical form?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Puberty causes irreversible physical changes.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "φυσική".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “physical” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.