physical

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. bodily, anatomical; material, substantial. See substance.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Concerning matter]

Syn. material, corporeal, visible, tangible, sensible, environmental, palpable, substantial, natural, real, solid, concrete, ponderable, materialistic; see also real 2 .

2. [Concerning the body]

Syn. bodily, corporal, corporeal, fleshly; see bodily 1 .

3. [Concerning physics]

Syn. mechanical, motive, electrical, sonic, vibratory, vibrational, thermal, radioactive, radiational, atomic, reLating to matter, reLating to motive forces, dynamic.

Syn.- physical applies either to material things as they are perceivable by the senses or to forces that are scientifically measurable [ the physical world, the physical properties of sound ] ; material is applied to anything that is formed of matter and has substance [material objects, material possessions ] ; corporeal applies only to such material objects as have bodily form and are tangible [corporeal property ] ; sensible , in this connection, is applied to that which can be known through the senses rather than through the intellect [ a sensible phenomenon ] See also Synonym Study at bodily . n.

Syn. medical checkup, health examination, exam*; see examination 3 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

medical examination, checkup, workup.

II

a.

material, tangible, solid, concrete, substantial, palpable, corporeal, corporal, bodily, somatic, fleshly, mortal.

ANT.: spiritual, mental

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of or relating to the human body: bodily, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, personal, somatic. See BODY. 2. Relating to the desires and appetites of the body: animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual. See BODY. 3. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses: concrete, corporeal, material, objective, phenomenal, sensible, substantial, tangible. See BODY, MATTER.