physical

/ˈfi-zi-kəl/

Middle English phisicale medical, from Medieval Latin physicalis, from Latin physica

adjective

  1. of or relating to natural science

  2. of or relating to physics

  3. characterized or produced by the forces and operations of physics

material physical corporeal phenomenal sensible objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual, or imaginary.

noun

  1. physical examination

noun

  1. anthropology concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation