What is the meaning of PHYSICAL. Phrases containing PHYSICAL
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A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.
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The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.
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Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength.
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Especially, such knowledge when it relates to the physical world and its phenomena, the nature, constitution, and forces of matter, the qualities and functions of living tissues, etc.; -- called also natural science, and physical science.
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The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve.
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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.
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Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.
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The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
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A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites.
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A substance which crystallizes in three distinct forms, or which has three distinct physical states; also, any one of these distinct forms. See Trimorphism, 1.
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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.
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To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.
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Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth; a vigorous plant.
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In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature or physics; by physical force; not morally.
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One who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains or prepares men, horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility and strength.
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Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.
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Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.
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Perceptible through a bodily or material organization; cognizable by the senses; external; as, the physical, opposed to chemical, characters of a mineral.
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Physical force.
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