Definition of Phisical
Phys"ic*al (?), a. 1.
Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences);
in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural
or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things
mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies
and navies are the physical force of a nation; the body is the
physical part of man.
Labor, in the physical world, is . . . employed
in putting objects in motion. J. S. Mill.
A society sunk in ignorance, and ruled by mere
physical force. Macaulay.
2. Of or pertaining to physics, or natural
philosophy; treating of, or relating to, the causes and connections of
natural phenomena; as, physical science; physical
laws. "Physical philosophy." Pope.
3. Perceptible through a bodily or material
organization; cognizable by the senses; external; as, the
physical, opposed to chemical, characters of a
mineral.
4. Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of
medicine; medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic;
purgative. [Obs.] "Physical herbs." Sir T.
North.
Is Brutus sick? and is it physical
To walk unbraced, and suck up the humors
Of the dank morning? Shak.
Physical astronomy, that part of astronomy
which treats of the causes of the celestial motions; specifically,
that which treats of the motions resulting from universal
gravitation. -- Physical education,
training of the bodily organs and powers with a view to the
promotion of health and vigor. -- Physical
examination (Med.), an examination of the bodily
condition of a person. -- Physical geography.
See under Geography. -- Physical
point, an indefinitely small portion of matter; a point
conceived as being without extension, yet having physical properties,
as weight, inertia, momentum, etc.; a material point. --
Physical signs (Med.), the objective
signs of the bodily state afforded by a physical examination.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- Physical examination.
How long has it been since your last physical?
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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