Dictionary Definition
physical adj
1 involving the body as distinguished from the
mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was
sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" [ant: mental]
2 relating to the sciences dealing with matter
and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical
laws"
3 having substance or material existence;
perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded
by tangible objects" [syn: tangible, touchable]
4 according with material things or natural laws
(other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to
physical stimuli"
5 characterized by energetic bodily activity;
"tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"
[syn: active]
6 concerned with material things; "physical
properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the
physical size of a computer"
7 impelled by physical force especially against
resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical";
"strong-arm tactics" [syn: forcible, strong-arm]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
- Having to do with the body.
- Are you feeling any physical effects?
- Having to do with the material world.
- It's not so much a physical place as a state of mind.
- Involving bodily force.
- This team plays a very physical game, so watch out.
- 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.
Translations
having to do with the body
- Chinese: 身体的 (shēntǐ de)
- Czech: tělesný
- Dutch: lichamelijk, lichamelijke
- Finnish: ruumiillinen, fysikaalinen, fyysinen
- French: physiologique m|f
- German: körperlich, physisch
- Hebrew: גופני, פיזי
- Spanish: físico
- Swedish: fysisk
- Telugu: శారీరకము (Saareerakamu)
having to do with the material world
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 物理的 (wùlǐ de)
- Dutch: fysisch, fysische
- Finnish: fyysinen
- French: physique m|f
- German: physisch, materiell, stofflich
- Hebrew: ממשי, פיזי
- Hungarian: fizikai
- Italian: fisico
- Japanese: 肉体の (にくたいの, nikutai no)
- Korean: 육체적 (yukchejeok)
- Portuguese: físico
- Russian: физический (fizíčeskij)
- Spanish: físico
- Swedish: fysisk
- Telugu: భౌతికము (bhautikamu)
involving bodily force
having to do with physics
- Chinese: 物理的 (wùlǐ de)
- Dutch: fysisch, fysische
- Finnish: fysikaalinen
- French: physique m|f
- German: physikalisch
- Hebrew: פיזי
- Spanish: físico
- Swedish: fysikalisk
Noun
- Physical examination.
- How long has it been since your last physical?
Translations
physical examination
- Dutch: lichamelijk onderzoek, onderzoek
- Finnish: kuntotarkastus
- French: visite médicale
- Spanish: revisación
Related terms
Extensive Definition
Physical can mean any of the following
things.
- The nature (physicality) of a physical entity
- Physical examination, a regular overall check-up with a doctor
- Physical (Olivia Newton-John album) (1981), by Olivia Newton-John
- "Physical" (Olivia Newton-John song) (1981), from the album
- "Physical" (Alcazar song) (2004), by Swedish pop group Alcazar
- "Physical (You're So)" (1980), a song from Adam & the Ants's album Kings of the Wild Frontier, later covered by Nine Inch Nails on Broken (1992)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Adamic,
Circean, actual, aerophysical, animal, animalistic, astrophysical, atavistic, beastlike, beastly, bestial, bodily, born, brutal, brute, brutish, carnal, carnal-minded, check, checkup, coarse, coeval, concrete, congenital, connatal, connate, connatural, constitutional, corporal, corporeal, earthly, earthy, elemental, elementary, fallen, fleshly, genetic, gross, hereditary, hylic, in the blood, inborn, inbred, incarnate, indigenous, inherited, innate, instinctive, instinctual, lapsed, lusty, manifest, material, materialistic, materiate, mortal, native, native to, natural, natural to, nonspiritual, objective, organic, orgiastic, palpable, phenomenal, physical
examination, postlapsarian, primal, real, secular, sensible, solid, somatic, spot check, substantial, swinish, tangible, temperamental, temporal, true, unspiritual, visceral, worldly