physicaladjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/physical adjective (BODY)
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:
There was obviously a great physical attraction between them.
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- 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.
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The body
- -bodied
- anatomy
- animal
- axial
- bod
- bodily
- body
- build
- corporal
- corporeal
- figure
- flesh
- frame
- local
- physically
- physique
- somatic
- system
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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.
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Physics: the state of matter
- absorbency
- acid
- acidic
- filtrate
- granulated
- gritty
- heavy water
- limy
- molten
- neutral
- non-flammable
- permeability
- plasma
- powder
- powdered
- pressurized
- runny
- slurry
- sulphur
- thin
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physical adjective (PHYSICS)
relating to physics:
physical laws
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Physics in general
- acoustics
- Archimedes
- cathode ray
- dynamics
- ferromagnetism
- frequency
- photometry
- physicist
- physics
- quantum mechanics
physicalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/UK also medicalan 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
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Medical examination
- audiology
- autopsy
- biopsy
- CAT scan
- cervical smear
- check-up
- clinically
- colonoscopy
- ECG
- electroencephalogram
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- mammogram
- palpate
- palpation
- PET scan
- screening
- sonogram
- specimen
- ultrasound
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