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PHYSICAL ENTITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An entity that has physical existence

Classified under:

Nouns with no superordinates

Hypernyms ("physical entity" is a kind of...):

entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physical entity"):

thing (a separate and self-contained entity)

object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)

causal agency; causal agent; cause (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)

matter (that which has mass and occupies space)

physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)

substance (material of a particular kind or constitution)

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