physical attribute

collocation in English

meaningsofphysicalandattribute

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physical
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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attribute
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
us
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
a quality or characteristic that someone or ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandattributefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofphysical attribute

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It is a strikingphysicalattributejust as though one had very fair hair or an exceptionally brilliant mind.
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The onlyphysicalattributeof interest was a woman's hair, which had to be thick and longer than she was tall.
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Spatialisation models should take into account a couple of important physical attributes of a sounding object, namely its size and its radiation properties.
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Each sport emphasizes different physical attributes, but all place a high premium on physical and temperamental soundness.
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The physical attributes of goods or services with the potential for collective consumption may involve indivisibility or nonconvexity in production.
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Then we are left with various other physical attributes, the most useful of which is perhaps the room plan.
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The relationship between physical attributes and quality is interesting because of the potential for quality improvement during seed production and processing.
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Scientists thus observed the physical attributes and behaviors of individuals and then attempted to classify each within the larger species of humans and their behaviors.
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His book riddle focuses on the book as an object, endowing it with physical attributes.
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Combining the physical attributes and the dates of known expeditions to the archipelago, a date for the sledge of between 1871 and 1908 seems likely.
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This passage asserts that physical attributes are infinitely divisible and that natural bodies, like the mathematical, are infinitely divisible.
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The introduction of physical attributes of the enclosure can add other cues for having a correct spatial impression of the source.
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However, attention must be paid to stability issues and to the correct reproduction of important physical attributes.
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In particular, physical attributes (obesity and short stature), which are strong predictors of marriage rates, reveal little association with separation and divorce.
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It is not simply the physical attributes of a house that can do harm.
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Primary stability is often a big concern to a beginner, while secondary stability matters both to beginners and experienced travelers, as it is aphysicalattributeof their boat.
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These rely on global positioning systems to spatially record physical attributes.
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The physical attributes of the female addressee are almost invariably indicated by proximal demonstratives (not the tresses but these tresses, not the eyes but these eyes).
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It gains insight from physical laws and time flows derived from the natural world, where digital technology is used to produce mathematical models simulating real physical attributes.
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