physical

adjective (physical); noun (a physical — US, a medical check)

«physical» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Physical means about the body, not the mind: physical exercise, physical pain. tree →
Real and solid, things you can touch and see. tree →
About physics or nature: a physical change. tree →
(US noun) A physical is a check-up of your body by a doctor. tree →

In the lessons

Used at school in "physical education" (PE). In science: a physical change (melting ice) can be undone and makes no new substance, unlike a chemical change. In geography: physical features like mountains and rivers. Phrases: "physical activity", "physical contact".

Examples

PE stands for physical education. tree →
Running is good physical exercise. tree →
Melting ice is a physical change. tree →
Rivers and mountains are physical features on a map. tree →
Rugby is a very physical sport. tree →
A book is a physical object, but an e-book is not. tree →
I had a physical before joining the team. tree →
The Giants personified brute strength alone, but the Titans united to their great physical power intellectual qualifications variously developed. tree →

Note

Pronounced "FIZ-ick-al". Opposite ideas: mental, emotional (about the mind); chemical (in science). Do not confuse "physical" with "physics" (the science) or "psychical".

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah it describes the body and the material world, as opposed to the spirit.

Interpretation. The book teaches that the same letters make the world, the year and the human body, so physical things mirror spiritual ones.

Examples

And on yet another level, it refers to the physical body, the primary metaphorical sense in which the term is encountered in the SY. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Pronounced "FIZ-ick-al". Opposite ideas: mental, emotional (about the mind); chemical (in science). Do not confuse "physical" with "physics" (the science) or "psychical".

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «physical» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«physical» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «physical» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«physical» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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