PHYSICAL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of physical in English physicaladjective uk /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/

physical adjective (BODY)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 relating to the body: physical exercise/fitness/strength/disabilities I'm not a very physical sort of person (= I don't enjoy physical activities). informal violent: The referee stepped in because the game had started to get a little too physical. sexual: physical attraction There was obviously a great physical attraction between them.

• We are concerned with the physical and psychological well-being of our employees.
• He hates physical contact of any sort - he doesn't even like to shake your hand.
• There was nothing unusual about her physical appearance.
• In his quest for physical perfection, he spends hours in the gym.
• She suffered years of physical and mental abuse.

The body

• anatomy
• animality
• animally
• axial
• basal
• biodynamics
• definition
• dorsoventral
• ectomorph
• ectomorphic
• endomorph
• endomorphic
• frame
• non-skeletal
• physically
• physique
• somatic
• somatically
• somatotype
• somite

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Violent or aggressive

physical adjective (REAL)

C2 relating to things you can see or touch, or relating to the laws of nature: the physical world All physical objects occupy space. Physics: the state of matter

• absorbency
• acidic
• allotropic
• compressible
• crystalline
• e-liquid
• gasses
• impervious
• melted
• photosensitive
• photosensitization
• photosensitizing
• polyunsaturated
• powdery
• rarefy
• reflective
• rustily
• rusty
• scaly
• sloppy

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physical adjective (PHYSICS)

relating to physics: physical law The performers seemed to hang in the air in defiance of all physical laws.physical laboratory These instruments were used in the paint, oil, and drug industries, and in chemical and physical laboratories. Physics in general

• accelerator
• acoustician
• acoustics
• Archimedes
• cathode ray
• ferromagnetism
• frequency
• fundamental frequency
• multifrequency
• nuclear physicist
• photometry
• physics
• post-Einsteinian
• quantum mechanics
• quantum physics
• sinusoid
• sinusoidal
• spectroscopy
• theoretical physicist
• theoretical physics

See more results » physicalnoun [ C ] uk /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ (UK also medical) an examination of a person's body by a doctor in order to discover if that person is healthy, sometimes done before a person can be accepted for a particular job Medical examination

• ABO typing
• anechoic
• angiocardiography
• angiogram
• angiography
• barium meal
• CT scan
• CVS
• cystoscopy
• dioptre
• echocardiogram
• electroencephalogram
• mammogram
• PET scan
• physical examination
• PillCam
• post mortem
• post-irradiation
• screening
• sonogram

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physical | American Dictionary

physicaladjective us /ˈfɪz·ɪ·kəl/

physical adjective (BODY)

Add to word list Add to word list connected with the body: physical strength/disabilities She tries to keep herself in good physical condition.

physical adjective (MATERIAL)

existing as or connected with things that can be seen or touched: The physical dimensions of the theater are smaller than I thought.

physical adjective (PHYSICS)

connected with physics (Definition of physical from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

physical | Business English

physicaladjective uk /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ us Add to word list Add to word list relating to things you can see or touch: Payments for actual physical goods are not the only items involved in international trade. ACCOUNTING, FINANCE used to describe assets that can be seen and touched, for example buildings or equipment: Companies must raise capital for physical assets. FINANCE, STOCK MARKET used to describe commodities (= substances or products that can be traded) that can be bought and delivered immediately: physical commodities such as wheat, cotton, rice, and corn FINANCE, STOCK MARKET used to describe shares, bonds, etc. with a certificate , rather than ones that exist only in electronic form: If the investor is delivered physical shares, their value will be less than the initial investment. (Definition of physical from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of physical?

Translations of physical

in Chinese (Traditional) 身體, 身體的，肉體的, 粗野的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 身体, 身体的，肉体的, 粗野的… See more in Spanish físico, examen médico, físico/ca [masculine-feminine… See more in Portuguese físico, violento, da física… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian शारिरीक, हिंसक, लैंगिक… See more 身体的な, 肉体の, 物理的な… See more bedenle ilgili, bedensel, fizikî… See more physique, matériel/-elle, examen [masculine] médical… See more físic… See more lichamelijk, materieel, fysiek… See more शारीरिक, हिंसक, दैहिक… See more શારીરિક, શરીર સંબંધી, શારીરિક હિંસા… See more fysisk, kropslig, legemlig… See more fysisk, kroppslig, materiell… See more jasmani, fizikal, jasmaniah… See more körperlich, physisch, physikalisch… See more fysisk, fysio-, fysikalsk… See more جسمانی, جسمانی (جنسی), طبیعی… See more фізичний, тілесний, матеріальний… See more శారీరక, శరీరానికి సంబంధించిన, మొరటు… See more শারীরিক, হিংস্র, উগ্র… See more tělesný, hmotný, fyzický… See more badaniah, fisik, hukum alam… See more เกี่ยวกับร่างกาย, เกี่ยวกับรูปธรรม, เป็นธรรมชาติ… See more thân thể, vật chất, quy luật tự nhiên… See more fizyczny, materialny, badanie lekarskie… See more 육체의, 신체의, 물질의… See more fisico, materiale, concreto… See more Need a translator?

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