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physical

 
 
/ˈfɪzɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

BODY relating to the body: physical fitness/strength People put too much emphasis on physical appearance (= what you look like). He has a severe physical disability.
THINGS [always before noun] relating to real things that you can see and touch: a physical object There was no physical evidence linking Jones to Shaw's murder.
(Definition of physical adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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