physical object
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalandobject
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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object
noun
uk/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandobjectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofphysical object
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So here we have onephysicalobjectthat is being used to represent, or stand in for, anotherphysicalobject.
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This model was aphysicalobject.
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Allphysicalobjectconcepts are expressed by nouns, but not all nouns expressphysicalobjectconcepts (consider earthquake, concert, place, redness, laughter, justice).
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In quantum physics, we do not even have a 'physicalobject' without measurement and mathematics.
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It was not, of course, a concretephysicalobject, but something very abstract.
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Normally, aphysicalobjectis thought to continuously move/change during its lifespan.
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These examples have in common that the anaphoric expression refers to aphysicalobject.
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How can such things function if there is nophysicalobjecton which the status function is imposed?
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Thus, individual occurrences of door may refer to thephysicalobject, the opening, or to both at the same time.
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For example, a car is aphysicalobjectin all domains, and it cannot conceivably be a living entity.
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No perceptiblephysicalobjectis ever the same from one moment of its existence to the next.
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We tend to think, given compositional natural science, that something that is conscious is aphysicalobject.
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A solid,physicalobjectthat does not require support, but may remain hovering in mid-air would be counterintuitive in this technical sense.
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Most talk about life, alien or otherwise, assumes somephysicalobject(some ' body ') - perhaps microscopically small - existing as a material thing.
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The samephysicalobjectcan have different models for different purposes, and there may be abstraction relations between two models for the same object.
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There is no guarantee that a given drawing will be ambiguous, nor that it will actually represent anyphysicalobjectat all.
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The term color constancy refers to the fact that aphysicalobjecttends to maintain the same perceived color across a range of viewing conditions.
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But to repeat a point made earlier, the corporation itself is not identical with anyphysicalobjector any person or set of persons.
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Moreover, the determining factor is not only that the possessum be aphysicalobject, but also that the control be physical control.
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In sum, the interlocutors in the first segment demonstrated nonlinear, dynamic utilization of available communicative resources, especially aphysicalobject, gaze, and body positions.
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Along with the use of crisp, abstract shapes is a new interest in performance, in transcending the limits of aphysicalobject.
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The global array concept linked to the physical world and its physical energies could be transposed to the brain as aphysicalobjectand a dynamical system.
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It contributes in particular to opening a way to free us from the concept that "silent about thephysicalobject" (p. 263), money must be aggregated.
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