physicalphys‧i‧cal1 /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL adjective 
She was in constant physical pain. the physical and emotional needs of young adults people with severe physical disabilities Don’t be put off by his physical appearance. He was obsessed with physical fitness.2sex a physical relationship involves sex rather than just friendship: My attraction to him was totally physical. Their physical relationship had never been very good.3person informal someone who is physical likes touching people a lot: She’s a very physical person.4violent involving touching someone in a rough or violent way: Football can be a very physical game. I was a bit worried that the argument might become physical.5real/solid relating to real objects that you can touch, see, or feel: the physical world around us the physical environment They were kept in appalling physical conditions.6natural relating to or following natural laws: a physical explanation for this phenomenon7science [only before noun] a physical science is an area of scientific study that is related to physics: physical chemistry—physicality /ˌfɪzɪˈkæləti/ noun [uncountable]: the physicality of sport → physicallyCOLLOCATIONSnounsphysical activity· We all know about the health benefits of physical activity.physical contact· There shall be no intentional physical contact between teams.physical abuse/violence· He had suffered physical abuse at the hands of his parents.somebody’s physical appearance· Describe his physical appearance.physical pain· She bravely endured great physical pain.physical strength· The murder could have been committed only by a man of enormous physical strength.physical fitness· You need to work on your physical fitness.a physical disability (=condition that makes it difficult for someone to use a part of their body properly)· From birth he has suffered from severe physical disabilities.a physical defect (=a physical fault, especially one that only affects the appearance)· Most babies are born without physical defects.
WORD ORIGINphysical1
Origin:
1400-1500 Medieval Latin physicalis, from Latin physica; ➔ PHYSICSEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- physical beauty
- physical fitness
- a physical confrontation
- A lot of British people avoid physical contact with strangers.
- I'm aggressive - I like physical sports.
- It was a purely physical relationship.
- Man's primary needs are physical -- food, drink and sleep.
- Nearly three quarters of the women surveyed said they were satisfied with their physical fitness.
- She has suffered terrible physical as well as emotional abuse for over 12 years.
- The traditional office design creates physical barriers between workers.
- There is no physical evidence to connect him to the crime scene.
- Your son appears to be in good physical health.
- Physical knowledge is knowledge of the physical properties of objects derived by the manipulation of objects.
- As a result, a thorough history, complete physical examination and tests are necessary to eliminate other conditions associated with granulomas.
- Elsewhere winning the game is as much about having a psychological edge as a physical one.
- In 1984, Retton clearly was untouchable on the floor and vault events, where her powerful physical makeup could be highlighted.
- In the physical world, all particles of the same species appear to be identical.
- The way in which we clothe our bodies and accentuate our physical attributes can also build power.
- To and fro from Sydney to Parramatta he devoted himself to the spiritual and physical welfare of the convicts.
Longman Language Activatorrelating to the body
relating to the body, not the mind: · Your son appears to be in good physical health.· She has suffered terrible physical as well as emotional abuse for over 12 years.· A lot of British people avoid physical contact with strangers.· Man's primary needs are physical -- food, drink and sleep.physical fitness: · Nearly three quarters of the women surveyed said they were satisfied with their physical fitness.
relating to the body or produced by the body: bodily fluids: · Albert agreed to turn over samples of his hair and bodily fluids to the court.bodily harm (=damage to the body): · Parretti had a lengthy criminal record that included fraud and conspiracy to commit bodily harm.perform your bodily functions (=go to the toilet, wash yourself etc): · The villagers have to go down to the lake to perform most of their bodily functions.
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nounejaculate, verbelbow, nounenamel, nounendocrine, adjectiveentrails, nounepidermis, nounepiglottis, nounerect, adjectiveerection, nounerogenous zone, nounexcrement, nounexcreta, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexpectorate, verbextremity, nouneye, nouneyebrow, nouneyelash, nouneyelid, nouneyesight, nouneye tooth, nounface, nounfallopian tube, nounfart, verbfart, nounfemur, nounfibre, nounfibula, nounfigure, nounfingernail, nounfingertip, nounfist, nounfive o'clock shadow, nounflat-chested, adjectivefoetal position, nounfolic acid, nounfollicle, nounforearm, nounforefinger, nounforehead, nounforeskin, nounframe, nounfunny bone, noungall bladder, noungallstone, noungastric, adjectivegenital, adjectivegenitals, noungland, nounglottis, noungonad, noungrey matter, noungroin, nounG-spot, noungullet, noungum, nounhair, nounhairless, adjectivehairy, adjectivehammer, nounhamstring, nounhand, nounhand-eye co-ordination, nounhandlebar moustache, nounhead, nounheart, nounheel, nounhiccup, nounhiccup, verbhip, nounHomo sapiens, nounhumerus, nounhymen, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nouninbred, adjectiveincisor, nounindex finger, nouninherit, verbinstep, nounintestine, nounin vitro fertilization, nouniris, nounIVF, nounjaw, nounjawbone, nounjowl, nounkidney, nounknee, nounknee cap, nounknuckle, nounlap, nounlarge intestine, nounlarynx, nounlash, nounlaugh lines, nounlaughter lines, nounleft-handed, adjectivelefty, nounlens, nounlid, nounlifeblood, nounligament, nounlip, nounlittle finger, nounliver, nounlobe, nounlong-sighted, adjectivelumbar, adjectivelung, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmammary, adjectivemammary gland, nounmanual, adjectivemarrow, nounmasticate, verbmatrix, nounmelanin, nounmelatonin, nounmember, nounmenopause, nounmenses, nounmenstrual, adjectivemenstrual period, nounmenstruate, verbmiddle ear, nounmiddle finger, nounmidget, nounmidriff, nounmilk tooth, nounmind, nounmolar, nounmucous membrane, nounmuscle, nounnail, nounnape, nounnasal, adjectivenavel, nounnervous, adjectiveneurology, nounneuron, nounniacin, nounnipple, nounnode, nounnodule, nounnostril, nounocular, adjectiveoesophagus, nounoral, adjectiveovary, nounoverbite, nounoviduct, nounpalate, nounpalm, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpancreas, nounpassage, nounpatella, nounpectorals, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenetrate, verbpepsin, nounperiod, nounperiod pain, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphallus, nounpharynx, nounphlegm, nounphysical, adjectivephysiognomy, nounphysiology, nounphysique, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepit, nounpituitary, nounplacenta, nounplasma, nounplatelet, nounpore, nounpotbelly, nounpremenstrual, adjectiveprepubescent, adjectivepressure point, nounprimal, adjectiveprivate parts, nounprognathous, adjectiveprostate, nounpuberty, nounpubescent, adjectivepubic, adjectivepudendum, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulse, nounpupil, nounquad, nounquadruplet, nounquin, nounquintuplet, nounradius, nounreceptor, nounrecessive, adjectiverectal, adjectiverectum, nounred blood cell, nounREM sleep, nounrenal, adjectiveretina, nounRhesus factor, nounRH factor, nounrib, nounrib cage, nounright, adjectiveright-handed, adjectiveright-hander, nounrigor mortis, nounring finger, nounrod, nounRoman nose, nounround-shouldered, adjectiverun, verbsalivary gland, nounsallow, adjectivescalp, nounscaly, adjectivescapula, nounsciatic, adjectivescrotum, nounsemen, nounseminal, adjectivesense, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectivesextuplet, nounshank, nounshin, nounshinbone, nounshoulder, nounshoulder blade, nounside, nounsinew, nounsinus, nounskeletal, adjectiveskull, nounsleep, verbsleep, nounsmall intestine, nounsneeze, verbsneeze, nounsnub nose, nounsnub-nosed, adjectivesoft palate, nounsolar plexus, nounsole, nounsphincter, nounspinal, adjectivespinal column, nounspine, nounspit, verbspit, nounspittle, nounspleen, nounspotty, adjectivesputum, nounsternum, nounsteroid, nounstirrup, nounstomach, nounstool, nounstubble, nounsubcutaneous, adjectivesuck, verbsuckle, verbsuckling, nounsweat gland, nounsystem, nountailbone, nountan, verbtan, nountanned, adjectivetarsus, nountartar, nountaste bud, nountear, nounteardrop, nounteat, nountemple, nountendon, nountestes, nountesticle, nountestis, nountestosterone, nounthickset, adjectivethigh, nounthorax, nounthroat, nounthumb, nounthumbnail, nounthyroid, nountibia, nounticklish, adjectivetoe, nountoenail, nountongue, nountonsil, nountooth, nountorso, nountouch, nountrachea, nountriceps, nountrunk, nountympanum, nounulna, nounumbilical cord, nounurethra, nounuterus, nounuvula, nounvagina, nounvascular, adjectivevein, nounvenous, adjectiveventricle, nounvessel, nounvestibule, nounvital, adjectivevocal cords, nounvoice box, nounvulva, nounwaist, nounwall-eyed, adjectivewax, nounwhite, nounwhite blood cell, nounwindpipe, nounwisdom tooth, nounwomb, nounwrinkle, verbwrist, nounyawn, verbyawn, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns Many children suffer racial abuse at school. children with severe learning disabilities Evidence of his mental incapacity was never produced in court. He lacks the emotional maturity to appreciate poetry. the physical and emotional well-being of the childrenCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· We all know about the health benefits of physical activity.
· There shall be no intentional physical contact between teams.
· He had suffered physical abuse at the hands of his parents.
· Describe his physical appearance.
· She bravely endured great physical pain.
· The murder could have been committed only by a man of enormous physical strength.
· You need to work on your physical fitness.
(=condition that makes it difficult for someone to use a part of their body properly)· From birth he has suffered from severe physical disabilities.
(=a physical fault, especially one that only affects the appearance)· Most babies are born without physical defects.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· He has considerable athletic ability.
Many children suffer racial abuse at school.· It’s important to do some kind of regular physical activity.
· If you want to improve your physical appearance, eat well and exercise.
· There have even been physical assaults on witnesses.
· I love the physical challenge of climbing.
· physical characteristics such as your height and weight
· Many teachers have to work in poor physical conditions.
(=the courage to do something physically dangerous or difficult)· It seemed strange that someone of great physical courage could be so unsure of himself in other ways.
· There is considerable evidence that the drug can cause physical damage.
(=danger to your body)· Many sports involve some physical danger.
· Doctors examined the baby and could find no physical defects.
children with severe learning disabilities· He struggled back from two sets down to win the match, showing great physical and mental effort.
(=the place where you live or work, including buildings, furniture etc)· Improvements to the physical environment range from removing graffiti to planting trees.
· The environment plays a large part in the physical evolution of the species.
· Physical exercise keeps you fit and helps to reduce stress.
(=how healthy your body is)· You need a reasonable level of physical fitness for this job.
(=when you lack the things that your body needs)· The people of the war-torn region face severe physical hardship.
· They were afraid that he would do them some actual physical harm.
· Her physical health was generally good.
Evidence of his mental incapacity was never produced in court.· He has physical limitations which prevent him from lifting heavy objects.
He lacks the emotional maturity to appreciate poetry.· He couldn’t stand physical pain.
· What are the physical properties of metals?
· Children respond more to affection than to physical punishment.
· People often commented on his physical resemblance to his father.
(=a scar on your body, contrasted with a mental scar)· Those three months left her with lifelong physical and psychological scars.
· Babies soon learn to recognize the physical sensation of hunger.
· Our emotions can have an effect on our physical state.
· Some of the tasks required considerable physical strength.
· Depressed people often complain of physical symptoms such as headaches.
· They were threatened with physical violence.
the physical and emotional well-being of the children· But he did refer to a spectator and an alleged verbal and physical abuse on Dooley and himself.· Also patron of infidelity and widows; she is invoked against physical abuse.· A checklist of the types of physical abuse was developed to identify and categorise them.· Also invoked against marital problems and physical abuse.· Out of 133 identified cases of abuse, 51 percent had some element of physical abuse.· Before any appropriate action can be taken, it must be clear to all concerned what constitutes physical abuse.· The verbal and sometimes physical abuse that the guards have to take can be unbearable.
· People can take part by doing any physical activity that makes the heart beat faster and lasts for 15 minutes.· For some parents, visualization, meditation, and relaxation breathing techniques help; other people prefer physical activity to reduce stress.· The advice of the ophthalmologist must be sought before physical activities are allowed.· Go ahead and balance what you eat and your physical activity over several days.· Start thinking about new physical activities you could try.· I built my world outside the classroom around physical activity.· Physical activity Regular physical activity can help you control your weight and can help protect you against heart disease.· This is especially important for anyone who has been sedentary or who has not engaged in regular vigorous physical activity.
· The same may be true of a book which has been deliberately produced to a high standard of physical appearance.· We all know our genes determine physical appearance, such as eye color and hair texture.· Until the physical appearance of puberty a girl enjoys the privilege of being regarded as an image of the great Goddess.· There is the very feel one gets from the physical appearance of the school.· When describing the person in question, a reference to physical appearance is often made showing that physical appearance is very important.· The moth's physical appearance is not quite as wasp-like but it adds to its disguise by making a buzzing noise.· However, physical appearance and intellect are insufficient foundation for effective long-lasting relationships.· I have no interest in the psychological interpretation of my sitters, I want to convey their physical appearance.
· The focus of beauty gradually shifts from the physical body to the inner nature.· How does an individual being emerge from nothingness to form itself around a physical body?· It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body.· As with astral travel, some talk of being linked to their physical bodies by a filmy cord.· While we have a physical body, we must have an Ego.· It gradually becomes clear to the student that kungfu is more than just a series of physical body movements.· Within it, energy is transformed to and from the physical body through the medium of the chakras.· Just as the blood is circulated through our physical body, so energy flows through and between the subtle bodies.
· Many blue chip companies use team-based competitions with a series of mental and physical challenges.· Completely at ease in his body, he welcomed every physical challenge.· It's been a voyage of discovery for all the crews; a personal and physical challenge which has lasted 8 months.· A physical challenge could be involved.· I would face not only a tough physical challenge, but a mental one as well.· Is climbing primarily a mental or physical challenge?· At Bègles we love the physical challenge of the forward battle.
· None of the male characters is initially typified by reference to physical characteristics in this way.· But the profiles also try to pinpoint physical characteristics, the paper said.· This states that the defendant must take the plaintiff as he finds him, as regards his physical characteristics.· Similarly it was thought that the physical characteristics of certain plants had provided firm proof of intercontinental contact.· In his work, different cultural groups or social classes appear as separate races with definite and visible physical characteristics.· Unlike the highly sensitive child, the defiant child has some physical characteristics that make a more aggressive approach possible.· Earlier we talked about antimatter - particles which have all their physical characteristics opposite to those displayed by particles of matter.· As I mentioned earlier, not all children who are aggressive display these physical characteristics.
· Parents continue to send children to school, even where physical conditions are very poor because of lack of maintenance.· The physical conditions were often harsh as well.· They are in some way dependent on physiological and physical conditions.· The sooner she sees her baby, the more rapidly she can reconcile her image of him with his true physical condition.· Doctors, expressing surprise at her robust physical condition, believe she will survive.· Roberts' poor physical condition combined with nagging injuries prevented him from playing more than 51 games in the past four seasons.· One of them would undoubtedly be Hunt's physical condition.· The physical conditions can present as many dangers to the agents as the criminals they chase through these mountains and deserts.
· There shall be no intentional physical contact between teams.· Pounces that involved physical contact with the nylon model were considered pseudo matings.· Julian had made her shy away from physical contact.· Such close physical contact and fraternizing was hardly the practice in California churches, or anywhere else for that matter.· Still, the absence of handshakes does not mean there is no physical contact among politicians.· Of course, physical contact is not the only evidence of camaraderie.· They should wear gloves and soft shoes, avoid physical contact and use whistles to express their fervour.· She felt starved of physical contact.
· Pupils with physical disabilities Pupils with physical disabilities should in general have the same attainment targets and programmes of study as their peers.· Pinochi said Zandrino worked for the Healdsburg Police Department from 1967 to 1979, when he left with a physical disability.· Improved drugs promised relief from the physical disabilities of leprosy.· The medical staff would like to know if you suffer from any physical disability or illness such as asthma, diabetes or epilepsy.· The other was in her 60s, living nearby and coping with a physical disability of her own.· Some pupils with physical disabilities may require the writing attainment targets to be modified.· People will not be exempt because they have a physical disability. 3.
· The exceptions were the teachers in such subjects as physical education, art, and the crafts.· He retired as head of the men's physical education department at Central Missouri State University in 1976.· We were standing around him in a ragged semi-circle in the gym at the end of our physical education period.· According to the report, physical education classes around the nation are not demanding enough.· Karen taught physical education, so she was in good shape.· When circumstances are more dangerous, as in shop or physical education, a teacher would be expected to exercise greater care.· He tried drawing in his stomach and straightening his shoulders, as instructed by the physical education teacher.· At first she went part-time and, after being uncertain about her major for a time, she settled on physical education.
· In contrast, it is the ergonomics of the hardware and the physical environment that have received most attention.· Other factors such as heredity and the physical environment play a major role as well.· Figure 4 summarises the recommendations given in this chapter for the organisation of the physical environments.· With age comes changes that alter the physical environment.· The organic response to the changes in the physical environment induced by plate tectonics can be considered under three headings.· As the other books in the series have shown, social and physical environments are continually developed, abandoned and changed.· Quality became paramount, not just in terms of products and service, but in the physical environment, too.· The physical environment of most people is largely man-made.
· The theoretical advance demanded further physical evidence which simply could not be collected with the technology then available to researchers.· He must do that without one shred of physical evidence.· One of the important pieces of physical evidence was provided by Einstein.· The simple physical evidence of at least a measure of compliance is widespread.· He then handed me two grand-jury subpoenas, one to produce physical evidence a blood specimen and one to testify.· They are well placed to see the changes of behaviour that may indicate abuse, as well as to observe any physical evidence.· Still, he said physical evidence linking Ray to the crime is overwhelming.
· Furthermore, a careful history and physical examination permit a confident diagnosis that stands up over time.· As a result, a thorough history, complete physical examination and tests are necessary to eliminate other conditions associated with granulomas.· A physical examination will let your doctor know about your current state of health.· We talk to our patients and do a thorough physical examination.· They are expected to take a full medical history and perform a physical examination.· Despite these difficulties, physical examinations must be an integral part of most nutrition surveys for the following reasons: 1.· The proportion of false positive diagnoses with physical examination is generally accepted to be low.· You must also control the number of people who will give you physical examinations.
· A surge of participation in evening classes and sports is as much about a search for companionship as mental and physical fitness.· Too many hours in front of the computer screen can destroy physical fitness.· Teeth Dental health is an important ingredient of total physical fitness.· Stamina, flexibility, sharp reflexes and general physical fitness are required to perform the fighting movements with ease.· Then there was the small matter of my physical fitness.· Once we started trekking we soon discovered that mental attitude and camaraderie were far more important than physical fitness.· Nupa emphasized physical fitness and organized discipline.· Or work on your physical fitness?
· Hence the prospect of an energy related and integrated physical geography including geomorphological processes may not be too far beyond the horizon.· Such omission is completely in sympathy with the trend in physical geography for nearly a century after Man and Nature.· This prescription for geomorphology was applicable to physical geography as a whole.· These three trends combined to form a more environmental physical geography which may have been late but hopefully not too late.· This trend is exemplified by all branches of physical geography.· Processes were scrutinized to remedy deficiencies internal to physical geography.· Furthermore, some branches of physical geography had proceeded as far as they could without an enhanced knowledge of processes.
· They are convicted of physical harm or damage infrequently and they are in general petty and trivial offenders.· They claim notification exposes offenders who have served prison time to vigilantism, harassment, physical harm, job-loss and public shame.· He has made threats of physical harm to himself and others.· There is therefore no direct inference ticket from physical harm to harm normatively defined.· They were afraid he'd turn violent and do one of them some actual physical harm.· In severe depression apathy can lead to neglect, irritability to physical harm, and depressive delusions to infanticide.· His ring classicism has always argued so persuasively against excessive physical harm, his pride was beyond anything but a regal exit.· There may be some discomfort in the area for a couple of days but there is no physical harm.
· We shall assume that you choose good physical health as a basis and take it from there.· It would be surprising if prolonged periods of psychological morbidity are not reflected in declining physical health.· Depression is a leading cause of suicide in the elderly, and also affects mood, behavior and physical health.· The missionary's physical health Psalm 103: 3.· Mental and physical health may be taxed by child care.· Her marriage was in trouble, her husband cold and unloving, her emotional and physical health eroded by bulimia.· What is the cost to your emotional and physical health? 7.
· Police say he hadn't suffered any physical injuries.· In addition to the increasing use of racial and ethnic taunting and mocking, serious physical injuries continue to occur.· First, the physical injuries suffered by the children were relatively minor but the incidents which caused them were significant.· All of them do, if the abuse or neglect results in physical injury.· The issue of real damages for real physical injuries could then be sensibly discussed.· She climbed wearily out of bed, consoling herself that her physical injuries, at least, were healing fast.· SHe had no desire to discover for hirself at what point serious physical injury might occur.
· It does not seek to change physical laws, only to delay them.· There is another physical law that teases me, too: the Doppler Effect.· For example, we already know the physical laws that govern everything that we experience in everyday life.· I become independent of physical laws of food, of shelter, of life.· Firstly, physical laws must be expressible as tensor equations so that they remain valid under transformations to any accelerated frame.· Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature allowed by physical law.· Therefore physical laws when expressed in terms of tensors will retain their form under these general transformations, in particular under changes to accelerating frames.· His superb physical instincts were insistent that such a principle must indeed hold for the physical laws of our world.
· Madeleine was entirely innocent and had no idea of the strength of his physical need of her.· Associates architectural firm to study its physical needs.· Anyway men have physical needs, he complained.· Because their physical needs were so profound, there was not enough time to take their psychological and spiritual needs seriously.· He was too close, too overpoweringly desirable, and there was no mistaking his physical need for her at that moment.· Intuitively, they understand the psychological, social, spiritual, aesthetic, and physical needs most people in the culture hold.· When man has satisfied his physical needs, then psychologically grounded desires take over.
· He has endured mental anguish, mind-breaking guilts and lacerating physical pain.· Painful emotion in the prosurvival chain can suppress physical pain in the contrasurvival engrams.· It sort of goes in tandem with recovering from the physical pain.· All the conditions that made physical pain greatest applied to her.· Even though she had tried to prepare herself for the possibility, the sense of shock hit her like a physical pain.· The human organism can withstand unspeakable physical pain.· For instance, he taught me how to use nitrous oxide for its effect in combating physical pain.· The engram bank becomes severely distorted by painful emotion and the areas of painful emotion be-come severely distorted by physical pain elsewhere.
· A stillness which seemed to bear down on her like a physical presence.· At one time, physical presence was a prerequisite for first-hand experience.· I feel now that I am in touch with Belinda, even though I miss her physical presence.· Fortunately or unfortunately there is an impressive message hidden in the physical presences of any kind of material.· His tirades were reinforced, according to a contemporary, by a commanding physical presence and manner.· We have eating disorder programs in certain major cities-in cities where people feel compelled to have a certain physical presence.· The selectors, though, clearly consider that they could still have need of the towering mass of Dooley's physical presence.· Here we see that same attention to detail, physical presence and construction focused on much more accessible subject matter.
· But you get the strong impression that he gets most cerebral satisfaction from dealing with physical problems.· This usually indicates a physical problem in delivering the mail rather than an addressing error.· Some have epilepsy, speech or hearing disorders and other physical problems.· These children had completed their preparatory year and were of normal intelligence but severe physical problems prohibited them from entering regular school.· Many physical problems have been linked to the pervasive, ongoing stress of feeling unequal to what you have to do.· Many failures are caused by operational mishandling and other physical problems associated with the constant mounting and dismounting of media.· This is not at all the way that initial data are to be specified in a standard deterministic physical problem.
· Traditionally, for many school learners the physical process of writing is an inhibitor.· This enables us to achieve great predictive power and control over physical processes.· If our mind refuses to let our body respond, the feeling stays locked in and can affect all our physical processes.· The walls were mostly slate, apparently quite normal, grained rock produced by a perfectly standard physical process of alluvial deposition.· Changes in the coordinate frame along the path mean that the component would change, irrespective of any physical process.· The analysis must start therefore in areas which initially may seem remote from the physical processes which directly cause degradation and erosion.· What physical processes might explain the dividing line?
· Chemical Substances Pure substances have a fixed composition and well defined chemical and physical properties.· Unfortunately, determining the physical properties of an asteroid be-fore its impact is quite challenging.· Currently, the recogniser does not fully exploit information about the physical properties of the input.· They are about relations between physical properties.· It had been conceded that the two forms of cocaine were chemically different and had different physical properties.· The physical properties that identify this mineral for mineralogists and jewelers set this substance apart.· The general principle underlying the definition of the term is that it excludes physical property which a potential purchaser can inspect.· What one has is the assembling of a recipe for constructing physical properties in complicated interrelationships.
· The content it attaches to physical reality makes the natural world autonomous; its quest is to determine what is.· Mathematical equations lead us to physical realities.· It seems that the nine-month gestation period has a psychological as well as a physical reality in human life.· All I needed to do was to explain the physical realities involved.· Our attempts at modeling physical reality normally consist of two parts: 1.· It is only by confusing them that Atkins can hold that mathematics and physical reality are identical.· It's the way our system of physical reality works.· This is true, whether or not quantum uncertainty is a fundamental feature of physical reality.
· It was now, by its nature, an international enquiry, like the physical sciences.· Like most people, I stand amazed by the reach of physical science.· Very few physical science students stressed the intellectual enjoyment of the degree course.· Initially, the collection will feature papers written about the physical sciences and technology.· Few girls take physical science subjects; few boys take languages.· Physics and physical science students had a strong sense of the hierarchy of different disciplines.· The classical approach used the methodology of the physical sciences to illustrate a view of organisations.· The physical sciences in particular, offer a conventional career choice which is likely to win approval from parents, teachers and peers.
· Nowadays, there is a growing tendency to include the physical states of the reactants and products in equations.· You use these processes to convert your physical state from sleepy and unkempt to bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.· It shimmers and alters in colour depending on our thoughts, emotions and physical state.· Instead, each Hilbert space dimension corresponds to one of the different independent physical states of a quantum system.· The sample movements are traced as a series of oscillations whose frequency is a function of the physical state of the sample.· From this perspective, the cosmic purpose is not to achieve a physical state that will never cease to exist.· Pregnancy is a perfectly natural physical state, remember?· All physical states come to be and pass away.
· She gasped at the easy way in which he took advantage of her lack of physical strength to fight him.· Those who work with their brains govern the others; those who work with their physical strength are governed by them.· In true Celtic fashion, physical strength and absence of blemish would be the qualification of a king.· The interviews went beyond the issue of physical strength.· Nor was the impression of physical strength deceptive.· Much stronger are the type 2 meteors, with the physical strength of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, which they also resemble chemically.· Clough was small in stature with disproportionate physical strength and powers of endurance.· They were well-intentioned creatures of abnormal physical strength and they were easily taken in by women.
· But they would agree that anxiety, tension or depression can make the physical symptoms worse.· What they are saying is that some women have physical symptoms premenstrually, and that definitely is not a mental illness.· But most mental illness lacks any clear physical symptoms and is recognizable only from the patient's abnormal behaviour.· We might well ask what such physical symptoms are doing in a manual of mental illness.· We have suggested that the experience of physical symptoms of anxiety result from stress.· She saw his physical symptoms as evidence that he was trying unsuccessfully to apply the brakes on a natural evolutionary process.· In other cases, suspicion may first be aroused by the presence of characteristic physical symptoms.· We all have quite individualized menus of physical symptoms and what they mean to us.
· Their parents are philosophy professors and learning-disabilities therapists and guidance counsellors and physical therapists.· Physical therapy and the physical therapist came to be the source and symbol of healing for patients.· He walked again, and met and married Phyllis Holden, a physical therapist.· Nurses and physical therapists stretched and pulled, rolled and pounded.· Under the supervision of physical therapist Clive Brewster, Johnson also said he lost about eight pounds during his workouts.· Each has an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist and a physical therapist, and Melanie has two nurses.· In especially difficult or puzzling cases, a more specialized evaluation may be conducted by an occupational or physical therapist.
· You will allow your arms to heal and then you will embark on a sensible and moderate course of physical therapy.· Prior to his appointment, Wehe has been a physical therapy supervisor at Altru.· Some of that has been accomplished inside the hospital by using new anesthetics and more intense physical therapy.· Their wing was equipped with a rocking-bed ward, an iron-lung ward, and a physical therapy room.· She was hoping for a course of physical therapy.· This may be accomplished by periodic formal physical therapy sessions backed up by daily home exercises.· Coles defeated the odds by designing his own physical therapy program that included riding a stationary bike.· Research in the laboratory, in physical therapy, and in new surgical procedures received high priority.
· We usually treat physical violence towards others as gross misconduct and this could result in summary dismissal.· Yelling and calling each other names can quickiy become physical violence.· These men are accustomed to physical violence and intimidation.· And a growing number of right-wing groups had decided to shore up their opposition with physical violence.· There's no guarantee that whoever sent it won't follow up those written threats with actual physical violence.· More often than threats or acts of physical violence, careers are jeopardized or destroyed.· No one should be subjected to verbal harassment, just as no one should be threatened with physical violence.· He used to hide behind the fact that I made him angry and I was responsible for his physical violence.
· If we ask where the smells are, it now seems that they are not in the physical world at all.· In the physical world of production, numerous control systems are in operation.· It is important to see that the physical world is a mental, theoretical construct.· For the skills of interacting with the physical world the procedure summarised in Table 2.6 is appropriate.· This, he would say, is how the physical world behaves.· In the physical world, all particles of the same species appear to be identical.
WORD FAMILYadjectivephysicaladverbphysically
1body not mind related to someone’s body rather than their mind or emotions: She was in constant physical pain. the physical and emotional needs of young adults people with severe physical disabilities Don’t be put off by his physical appearance. He was obsessed with physical fitness.2sex a physical relationship involves sex rather than just friendship: My attraction to him was totally physical. Their physical relationship had never been very good.3person informal someone who is physical likes touching people a lot: She’s a very physical person.4violent involving touching someone in a rough or violent way: Football can be a very physical game. I was a bit worried that the argument might become physical.5real/solid relating to real objects that you can touch, see, or feel: the physical world around us the physical environment They were kept in appalling physical conditions.6natural relating to or following natural laws: a physical explanation for this phenomenon7science [only before noun] a physical science is an area of scientific study that is related to physics: physical chemistry—physicality /ˌfɪzɪˈkæləti/ noun [uncountable]: the physicality of sport → physicallyCOLLOCATIONSnounsphysical activity· We all know about the health benefits of physical activity.physical contact· There shall be no intentional physical contact between teams.physical abuse/violence· He had suffered physical abuse at the hands of his parents.somebody’s physical appearance· Describe his physical appearance.physical pain· She bravely endured great physical pain.physical strength· The murder could have been committed only by a man of enormous physical strength.physical fitness· You need to work on your physical fitness.a physical disability (=condition that makes it difficult for someone to use a part of their body properly)· From birth he has suffered from severe physical disabilities.a physical defect (=a physical fault, especially one that only affects the appearance)· Most babies are born without physical defects.