physical : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: physical	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for physical
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
physical adj involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" Antonym(s): mental relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws" having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli" characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance" impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong- arm tactics" Synonym(s): forcible, physical, strong-arm concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Physical \Phys"ical\, 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. [bd]Physical philosophy.[b8] --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.] [bd]Physical herbs.[b8] --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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
physical The opposite of {logical} in its jargon sense. Compare {real}, {virtual}, and {transparent}. It is said that what you can touch and see is real; what you can see but not touch is virtual; what you can touch but not see is transparent; and what you can neither touch nor see is probably imaginary. (2001-10-26)