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physical
- Main Entry:
- 1phys·i·cal
- Pronunciation:
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\ˈfi-zi-kəl\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Middle English phisicale medical, from Medieval Latin physicalis, from Latin physica
- Date:
- 1580
1 a: of or relating to natural science b (1): of or relating to physics (2): characterized or produced by the forces and operations of physics2 a: having material existence : perceptible especially through the senses and subject to the laws of nature <everything physical is measurable by weight, motion, and resistance — Thomas De Quincey> b: of or relating to material things <labor, in the physical world, is…employed in putting objects in motion — J. S. Mill>3 a: of or relating to the body <physical abuse> b (1): concerned or preoccupied with the body and its needs : carnal <physical appetites> (2): sexual <a physical love affair> <physical attraction> c: characterized by especially rugged and forceful physical activity : rough <a physical hockey game> <a physical player>
— phys·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb — phys·i·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun
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