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Refers to devices at the electronic, or machine, level. Contrast with logical. See logical vs. physical.

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adjective

1. Of or relating to the human body: bodily, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, personal, somatic. See body/spirit.
2. Relating to the desires and appetites of the body: animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual. See body/spirit.
3. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses: concrete, corporeal, material, objective, phenomenal, sensible, substantial, tangible. See body/spirit, matter.

adj

Definition: concerning the body
Antonyms: mental, psychological

adj

Definition: tangible, material
Antonyms: immaterial, intellectual, mental, spiritual

Pertaining to the body, rather than the mind.

1. of, or pertaining to, matter and energy; of material things.
2. of, or relating to, natural science, especially of nonliving systems. Compare biological.
3. having reference to or used in physics.

—physically adv.

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Pertaining to the body, to material things, or to physics.

• p. agent — the physical causes of disease. Includes altitude, radiation, wetness, exercise, fire, electricity including lightning.
• p. diagnosis — a preliminary diagnosis made solely on the basis of a physical examination. Often all that is possible in private practice.
• p. examination — examination of the bodily state of a patient by ordinary physical means, as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
• p. exhaustion — see physical exhaustion.
• p. findings — results of a physical examination. Observations made visually, by auscultation, palpation, smell, percussion, succussion and ballottement.
• p. fitness — quality of being able to perform physically, to turn in a good physical performance. Best tested by performance but in horses can be vaguely predicted by a series of tests including hemoglobin content of blood, heart size, duration of the QRS interval on an ECG, and low levels of muscle enzymes in blood.
• p. insults — physical agencies that cause disease. These include trauma, stress (physical as in stress fracture of long bones in horses), hyperthermia (as a cause of congenital defects), persistent wetting, high altitude, lightning stroke, electrocution, bushfire and fire injury, volcanic eruption and exposure to radiation.
• p. map — in genetics, determination of the array of genes within a DNA segment of a chromosome.
• p. restraint — the use of halters, collars and chains, ropes, harness, twitches of various sorts, squeeze cages, hog holders, dog catchers and many more devices. As distinct from the use of analeptic agents—chemical restraint.
• p. stress — see stress.
• p. therapist — one who is skilled in the physical and therapeutic techniques of helping to alleviate suffering from muscle, nerve, joint and bone diseases and from injuries and to overcome or prevent disabilities. Among the procedures used by the physical therapist are exercise to increase strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion; electrical stimulation to activate paralyzed muscles; massage, vibrators and many other patented devices to try to improve the circulation and condition of a part. Called also physiotherapist.

adj

Relating to the body, as distinguished from the mind.

For a list of words related to physical, see:

• Procedures - physical: physical examination
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• Strong, Bold, or Tough

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fysisk , legemlig, sanselig
n. - lægeundersøgelse

idioms:

• physical chemistry    fysisk kemi
• physical education    legemsøvelser
• physical examination    fysisk undersøgelse
• physical geography    fysisk geografi
• physical jerks    benspjæt
• physical love    fysisk kærlighed
• physical relationship    fysisk forhold
• physical science    fysisk videnskab
• physical therapy    fysioterapi
• physical training    gymnastik

Nederlands (Dutch)
lichamelijk, fysisch, materieel, natuurkundig, ruw, lichamelijk onderzoek

Français (French)
adj. - physique (une force, une douleur), démonstratif, entreprenant, physique (une propriété)
n. - bilan de santé

idioms:

• get physical    se montrer entreprenant
• physical chemistry    chimie physique
• physical education    éducation physique
• physical examination    examen médical
• physical geography    géographie physique
• physical jerks    (GB) gymnastique
• physical love    amour charnel
• physical relationship    relation physique
• physical science    sciences physiques
• physical therapy    (US, Méd) kinésithérapie
• physical training    éducation physique

Deutsch (German)
n. - medizinische Untersuchung, Musterung
adj. - stofflich, physisch, physikalisch, körperlich

idioms:

• get physical    rabiat werden
• physical chemistry    physikalische Chemie
• physical education    Sport, Leibesübungen
• physical examination    ärztliche Vorsorgeuntersuchung
• physical geography    physische Geographie
• physical jerks    Gymnastikübungen
• physical love    körperliche Liebe
• physical relationship    körperliche Beziehung
• physical science    exakte Naturwissenschaften
• physical therapy    Physiotherapie
• physical training    Sportunterricht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιατρική ή κλινική εξέταση
adj. - υλικός, φυσικός, σωματικός, σαρκικός

idioms:

• physical chemistry    φυσικοχημεία
• physical education    γυμναστική (μάθημα)
• physical examination    (ιατρ.) κλινική ή ιατρική εξέταση
• physical geography    φυσική γεωγραφία
• physical jerks    σωματικές ασκήσεις, γυμναστική
• physical love    σαρκικός έρωτας
• physical relationship    σαρκική σχέση
• physical science    φυσική επιστήμη
• physical therapy    (ιατρ.) φυσιοθεραπεία
• physical training    σωματική αγωγή

Italiano (Italian)
visita medica, fisico

idioms:

• physical chemistry    fisica chimica
• physical education    educazione fisica
• physical examination    visita medica
• physical geography    geografia fisica
• physical jerks    esercizi fisici
• physical love    amore fisico
• physical relationship    relazione fisica
• physical science    scienze inorganiche (chimica, fisica, astronomia, ecc.)
• physical therapy    fisioterapia
• physical training    esercizi fisici, ginnastica, allenamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - físico (m), material (m)
adj. - físico, material, medicinal

idioms:

• physical chemistry    físico-química
• physical education    educação física
• physical examination    exame físico
• physical geography    geografia física
• physical jerks    exercícios físicos
• physical love    amor carnal
• physical relationship    relacionamento físico
• physical science    ciência física
• physical therapy    fisioterapia
• physical training    treinamento físico

Русский (Russian)
физический, материальный, медосмотр

idioms:

• physical chemistry    физическая химия
• physical education    физкультура
• physical examination    медосмотр
• physical geography    физическая география
• physical jerks    гимнастика
• physical love    сексуальное влечение
• physical relationship    половые отношения
• physical science    физическая наука
• physical therapy    физиотерапия
• physical training    физкультура

Español (Spanish)
adj. - físico, corporal
n. - físico

idioms:

• get physical    ponerse en forma, irse a las manos, conocimiento íntimo
• physical chemistry    fisicoquímica
• physical education    educación física
• physical examination    reconocimiento médico
• physical geography    geografía física
• physical jerks    ejercicios físicos, gimnasia
• physical love    amor físico
• physical relationship    relaciones sexuales
• physical science    ciencias físicas
• physical therapy    fisioterapia
• physical training    gimnasia, educación física

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - läkarundersökning
adj. - fysisk, materiell, fysikalisk, kroppslig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
身体的, 自然的, 物质的, 体格检查

idioms:

• physical chemistry    物理化学
• physical education    体育
• physical examination    身体检查
• physical geography    自然地理
• physical jerks    体操
• physical love    肉体爱情
• physical relationship    肉体关系
• physical science    自然科学, 物理学
• physical therapy    物理治疗法
• physical training    体育

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 身體的, 自然的, 物質的
n. - 體格檢查

idioms:

• physical chemistry    物理化學
• physical education    體育
• physical examination    身體檢查
• physical geography    自然地理
• physical jerks    體操
• physical love    肉體愛情
• physical relationship    肉體關係
• physical science    自然科學, 物理學
• physical therapy    物理治療法
• physical training    體育

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자연의, 물리학상의
n. - 신체검사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 身体検査
adj. - 身体の, 肉体の, 物質の, 自然の, 物理学の, 自然科学の

idioms:

• physical chemistry    物理化学
• physical education    体育
• physical examination    身体検査
• physical geography    自然地理学
• physical jerks    体操
• physical love    肉体愛
• physical relationship    肉体関係
• physical science    自然科学
• physical therapy    物理療法
• physical training    体育

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ظاهرة أو علم أو جغرافيا أو كيمياء أو دراسه (صفه) مادي, طبيعي, فيزيائي, بدني, جسدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פיסי, גשמי, פיסיקלי, גופני, לפי הטבע, טבעי‬
n. - ‮בדיקה רפואית לקביעת כשירות גופנית‬

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