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Borrowed fromLate Latinphysicālis, fromLatinphysica(study of nature), fromAncient Greekφυσική(phusikḗ), feminine singular ofφυσικός(phusikós,natural; physical), fromφύσις(phúsis,origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind), fromφῠ́ω(phŭ́ō,grow), ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*bʰuH-(to appear, become, rise up).

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Adjective

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physical (comparativemorephysical,superlativemostphysical)

  1. Of medicine.
    1. (obsolete) Pertaining to the field ofmedicine;medical.[15th–19th c.]
    2. (obsolete) That practises medicine; pertaining todoctors,physicianly.[18th c.]
      • 1788,Mary Wollstonecraft,Mary: A Fiction[1]:
        Her father was thrown from his horse, when his blood was in a very inflammatory state, and the bruises were very dangerous; his recovery was not expected by thephysical tribe.
    3. (obsolete)Medicinal; good for the health,curative,therapeutic.[16th–19th c.]
  2. Of matter and nature.
    1. Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind;tangible,concrete;real. Having to do with thematerial world.[from 16th c.]
      It's not so much aphysical place as a state of mind.
    2. In accordance with the laws ofnature; now specifically, pertaining tophysics.[from 16th c.]
      The substance has a number of interestingphysical properties.
      • 2012 January, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, inAmerican Scientist[3], volume100, number 1, archived fromthe original on30 April 2013, page86:
        Some of the most beautiful and thus appealingphysical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains.
    3. Denoting amap showing natural features of thelandscape (comparepolitical).[from 18th c.]
  3. Of the human body.
    1. Having to do with thebody as opposed to the mind;corporeal,bodily.[from 18th c.]
      Insults can hurt a lot more thanphysical injuries.
      Are you feeling anyphysical effects?
    2. Sexual,carnal.[from 18th c.]
      togetphysical
    3. Involving bodilyforce orcontact;vigorous,aggressive.[from 20th c.]
      This team plays a veryphysical game, so watch out.

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having to do with the material world; tangible
having to do with physics
having to do with the body; corporeal
involving bodily force; vigorous

Noun

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physical (pluralphysicals)

  1. (medicine) Aphysical examination.
    How long has it been since your lastphysical?
  2. (parapsychology) A physicalmanifestation ofpsychic origin, as throughectoplasmic solidification.

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physical examination

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