physical damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalanddamage
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofphysicalanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofphysical damage
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Seeds passed withoutphysicaldamage.
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There was no indication ofphysicaldamageor necrosis.
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The results presented are consistent with a propagule reacting to oxidative stress, but overtaken by more catastrophicphysicaldamage.
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Scarification-elicited seed germination requires very careful titration of thephysicaldamage, very much like roasting a marshmallow.
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A number of options were tested for protecting the platforms fromphysicaldamagedue to wave-action or drifting.
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Hypothesis 1:physicaldamageto trees is higher in bamboo-dominated stands due to loading by bamboo.
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However, early reports indicate widespreadphysicaldamage.
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The emotional andphysicaldamagedone can be devastating.
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In addition, it could do them muchphysicaldamage.
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There may bephysicaldamageto immature youngsters.
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They claimed numerous lives and inflicted massivephysicaldamage.
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They do greater social damage and greaterphysicaldamage.
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Thephysicaldamagethat can be inflicted is quite serious.
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We have to make good thephysicaldamage.
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Physicaldamageunlawfully caused during demolition would be actionable.
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Feeding of the mites in this zone apparently causesphysicaldamageso that as newly formed tissues expand, the surface becomes necrotic and suberized.
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Artificial trees in bamboo-dominated plots experienced nearly an order of magnitude more loading (due to bamboo) andphysicaldamagethan in bamboo-free plots.
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It causes immense social and economic disruption as well asphysicaldamageto liver, brain and other tissues as well as psychoses.
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Progressivephysicaldamagewas observed on biopsy specimens taken at intervals, by means of biopsy forceps of a fibre optic endoscope, during the infections.
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The three species also differed in the physical toughness of their leaves (resistance tophysicaldamage) which can also affect the rate of decomposition.
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These include a stage involvingphysicaldamageincurred by an exemplar, which was followed by a comprehensive textual restoration and, subsequently, by several additional types of textual alteration.
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Our results support the hypothesis that bamboo loading causes elevatedphysicaldamageto trees and suppresses tree recruitment, particularly for trees 5-29 cm in diameter.
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Artificial trees in bamboo-dominated forest plots had nine times higher frequency ofphysicaldamage and nine times more plant mass loading as compared with control plots.
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