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physical

 
 
/ˈfɪzɪkəl/ adjective

Translation

BODY relating to the body
bedenle ilgili, bedensel
physical fitness/strength People put too much emphasis on physical appearance (= what you look like). He has a severe physical disability.532
THINGS [always before noun] relating to real things that you can see and touch
fizikî; maddî
a physical object There was no physical evidence linking Jones to Shaw's murder.1350
(Definition of physical adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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