Definitions for physically
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Princeton's WordNet(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. physicallyadverb

   in accord with physical laws

   "it is physically impossible"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. physicallyadverb

   In a physical manner.

2. physicallyadverb

   According to the laws of physics.

3. physicallyadverb

   Using physical force.

4. physicallyadverb

   According to the rules of medicine.

   He that lives physically must live miserably. uE000196525uE001 Cheyne.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Physicallyadverb

   According to nature; by natural operation; in the way or sense of natural philosophy; not morally.

   Etymology: from physical.

   Time measuring out their motion, informs us of the periods and terms of their duration, rather than effecteth or physically produceth the same. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   The outward act of worship may be considered physically and abstractly from any law, and so it depends upon the nature of the intention, and morally, as good or evil: and so it receives its denomination from the law. Edward Stillingfleet.

   Though the act of the will commanding, and the act of any other faculty, executing that which is so commanded, be physically and in the precise nature of things distinct, yet morally as they proced from one entire, free, moral agent, may pass for one and the same action. Robert South, Sermons.

   I do not say, that the nature of light consists in small round globules, for I am not now treating physically of light or colours. John Locke.

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1. physically

   Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, with its main goal being to understand how the universe behaves. A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and, through its inclusion of astronomy, perhaps the oldest. Over much of the past two millennia, physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics were a part of natural philosophy, but during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century these natural sciences emerged as unique research endeavors in their own right. Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry, and the boundaries of physics are not rigidly defined. New ideas in physics often explain the fundamental mechanisms studied by other sciences and suggest new avenues of research in these and other academic disciplines such as mathematics and philosophy. Advances in physics often enable advances in new technologies. For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons; advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization; and advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Physicallyadverb

   in a physical manner; according to the laws of nature or physics; by physical force; not morally

2. Physicallyadverb

   according to the rules of medicine

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'physically' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4629

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'physically' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3864

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'physically' in Adverbs Frequency: #290

How to pronounce physically?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of physically in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of physically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of physically in a Sentence

1. Jen Aniston:

   So much of the exercise was just letting yourself fall apart, a woman going physically unattractive is where you get recognition and some sort of respect. You read things like, 'Oh, finally, she's acting!'.

2. Allegheny College:

   I was watching my 14-year-old son in his first-ever varsity soccer game for the Meadville High School in a stadium very, very physically distanced from every other person except my husband -- wearing masks.

3. Ekaterina Kozlova:

   We are both physically and emotionally exhausted, everyone in the ballet is worried about their families, loved ones, friends, colleagues at home. It’s been very difficult.

4. Swami Krishnananda:

   Physically you are identical with and inseparable from the cosmic material substance, and socially you are inseparable from the large mass of humanity.

5. Tracey Emin:

   I have got another 30 or so years left working, maybe 20 physically working really hard, so I've got to make the most of it, I can't mess around anymore, when you get to my age you only have the rest of your life to get it right, you haven't got all your life. I'm homing in on what's really important to me now.

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