physical

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• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

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Adjective

physical (comparative more physical, superlative most physical)

1. Having to do with the body.

   Are you feeling any physical effects?

2. Having to do with the material world.

   It's not so much a physical place as a state of mind.

3. Involving bodily force.

   This team plays a very physical game, so watch out.

4. Having to do with physics.

   This substance has a number of interesting physical properties.

Antonyms

• psychological, having to do with the mind rather than body.

Derived terms

• antiphysical
• physical body
• physical chemistry
• physical education
• physical examination
• physical relations
• physical therapy
• physical world

Related terms

• metaphysical
• physicality
• physically
• physician
• physics

Translations

having to do with the body

Armenian: մարմնական (hy) (marmnakan), ֆիզիկական (hy) (fizikakan) Chinese: 身体的 (shēntǐ de) Czech: tělesný (cs) m. Dutch: lichamelijk (nl), fysiek (nl) Finnish: ruumiillinen (fi), fysikaalinen (fi), fyysinen (fi) French: physiologique (fr) m. and f., physique (fr) m. and f. German: körperlich (de), physisch (de) Hebrew: גופני, פיזי

Hindi: शारीरिक (hi) (śārīrik) Interlingua: physic (ia) Norwegian: fysisk (no) Polish: fizyczny (pl) m. Romanian: corporal (ro) m. and n., fizic (ro) m. and n., fiziologic (ro) m. and n., fiziologică (ro) f. Spanish: físico (es) Swedish: fysisk (sv) Telugu: శారీరకము (Saareerakamu)

having to do with the material world

Arabic: مادي (māddi) Armenian: նյութական  (hy) (nyutʿakan), ֆիզիկական (hy) (fizikakan) Catalan: físic  (ca) Chinese: 物理的 (wùlǐ de) Dutch: fysisch (nl), fysische (nl) Esperanto: fizika (eo) Finnish: fysikaalinen (fi), fyysinen (fi) French: physique (fr) m. and f. German: physisch (de), materiell (de), stofflich (de) Hebrew: ממשי, פיזי Hungarian: fizikai (hu) Interlingua: physic (ia)

Italian: fisico (it) Japanese: 肉体の (にくたいの, nikutai no) Korean: 육체적 (yukchejeok) Norwegian: fysisk (no) Polish: fizyczny (pl) m. Portuguese: físico (pt) Romanian: fizic (ro) m. and n., fizică (ro) f., material (ro) m. and n. Russian: физический (ru) (fizíčeskij) Spanish: físico (es) Swedish: fysisk (sv) Telugu: భౌతికము (bhautikamu)

involving bodily force

Armenian: ֆիզիկական (hy) (fizikakan) Chinese: 筋力 (jīnlì) Dutch: ruw (nl), ruwe (nl) Finnish: fyysinen, voima-

Interlingua: physic (ia) Norwegian: fysisk (no) Romanian: fizic (ro) m. Swedish: fysisk (sv)

having to do with physics

Armenian: ֆիզիկական (hy) (fizikakan) Chinese: 物理的 (wùlǐ de) Czech: fyzikální (cs) Dutch: fysisch (nl), fysische (nl) Finnish: fysikaalinen (fi) French: physique (fr) m. and f. German: physikalisch (de) Greek: φυσικός (el) (fysikós)

Hebrew: פיזי (he) Interlingua: physic (ia) Norwegian: fysisk (no) Polish: fizyczny (pl) m. Romanian: fizic (ro) m. and n. Spanish: físico (es) Swedish: fysikalisk (sv) Welsh: ffisegol (cy)

Noun

physical (plural physicals)

1. Physical examination.

   How long has it been since your last physical?

Translations

physical examination

Dutch: lichamelijk onderzoek, onderzoek Finnish: kuntotarkastus (fi) French: visite médicale f.

Interlingua: examination physic (ia) Spanish: revisación f.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: passage · wood · matters · #894: physical · spring · troops · meeting