PHYSICAL OBJECT

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does physical object mean? 

• PHYSICAL OBJECT (noun)
  The noun PHYSICAL OBJECT has 1 sense:

1. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

  Familiarity information: PHYSICAL OBJECT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYSICAL OBJECT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

Classified under:

Nouns with no superordinates

Synonyms:

object; physical object

Context example:

it was full of rackets, balls and other objects

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

physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)

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

ground; land; soil (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use))

finding (something that is found)

floater (an object that floats or is capable of floating)

fomite; vehicle (any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another)

formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)

growth (something grown or growing)

hail (many objects thrown forcefully through the air)

head (a rounded compact mass)

ice (the frozen part of a body of water)

dry land; earth; ground; land; solid ground; terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface)

discard (anything that is cast aside or discarded)

moon (any object resembling a moon)

neighbor; neighbour (a nearby object of the same kind)

remains (any object that is left unused or still extant)

ribbon; thread (any long object resembling a thin line)

shiner (something that shines (with emitted or reflected light))

vagabond (anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place)

wall (anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect)

web (an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving)

filler; makeweight (anything added to fill out a whole)

location (a point or extent in space)

charm; good luck charm (something believed to bring good luck)

curio; curiosity; oddity; oddment; peculiarity; rarity (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)

draw; lot (anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random)

film (a thin coating or layer)

hoodoo (something believed to bring bad luck)

je ne sais quoi (something indescribable)

keepsake; relic; souvenir; token (something of sentimental value)

unit; whole (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)

part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)

prop; property (any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie)

snake (something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake)

stuff (miscellaneous unspecified objects)

small beer; trifle; trivia; triviality (something of small importance)

paring ((usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel)

catch (anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching))

commemorative (an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person)

 Context examples 

The particular portion of space occupied by a physical object or intended for a physical object.

(Place, NCI Thesaurus)

A physical object, or electronic counterpart, that is characterized by containing writing which is meant to be human-readable.

(Document, NCI Thesaurus)