physico-
combining form
- physical; physical and ...表示“物理的”, “物理和…的”; “身体的”, “身体和…的”; “自然的”, “自然和…的”:
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physico-mental.
词源
from PHYSICS .
1834 Nat. Philos. III.Hist. Astron. xvi. 82/2 (Usef.Knowl. Soc. )The *physico-astronomical system of Descartes.
1865 Nat. Hist. Rev. 385An excellent *physicogeographical monograph of the island of Cyprus.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 21 July 3/1Long isolation..brought about partly by physico-geographical, partly by political causes.
1840 De Quincey StyleWks. 1862 X. 162At the head of the *physico-intellectual pleasures, we find a second reason for quarrelling with the civilisation of our country.
1704 Swift T. TubIntrod. ,Wks. 1760 I. 27This *physico-logical scheme of oratorial receptacles or machines contains a great mystery.
1689 Lond. Gaz. No. 2468/4A *Physico-medical Essay concerning the late frequency of Appoplexies.
a1849 Poe CocktonWks. 1864 III. 461A tingling *physico-mental exhilaration.
1870–9 R. Christison in Life (1885) I. 91The physico-mental gratification experienced in piercing the thin clear air of a Highland mountain.
1839 De Quincey Mod. Superstit.Wks. 1862 III. 295The faith in this order of the *physico-miraculous is open alike to the sceptical and the non-sceptical.
1895 A. C. Haddon Evol. Art 118Under the term of ‘*physicomorph’ I propose to describe any representation of an object or operation in the physical world.
1886 A. B. Bruce Mirac.Elem. Gosp. i. 29The Agnostic..sets up in his room a *physico-morphic divinity.
Ibid. 28The charge of anthropomorphism is met by a counter-charge of *physico-morphism.
1906 N.E. D.,*Physicophilosophical.
1977 M. Cohen Sensible Words 145The restrictiveness of Ong's view can be estimated by his determination to turn Swift into a stubborn, and unhappy, physicophilosophical writer.
1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 511In the pieces of neurons usually employed for *physico-physiological study, the wave of disturbance..is propagated without alteration in height, length and speed.
1816 Bentham ChrestomathiaWks. 1843 VIII. 144Purely Psychical or Thelematic; and mixed *Physico-psychical, Anthropophysiurgic or Psychothelematic. Under one or other of these heads will all original sources of motion..be found to be comprehended.
1927 A. Huxley ProperStud. 34It is..only in the abstract that we can discuss the varieties of intelligence without considering the varieties in the other constituents of the *physico-psychological personality.
1668 H. More Div. Dial. , Schol. (1713) 565The Mercava of Ezekiel , [ bears a triple meaning] viz. Ethico-political, *Physico-theosophical, and Literal.
physico-
word-forming element meaning "physical, physically; natural," from Latinized comb. form of Greek physikos "natural, physical" (see physic).
ORIGIN: from physic noun , physics + -o- .
physico-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin physicus natural, of or relating to natural philosophy, from Greek physikos — more at physics
1. : natural : based on the study of nature
< physicotheology >
2. : physical
< physicooptics >
: physical and
< physicomental >
3. : combined with physics
< physicochemistry >
: relating to physics and
< physicomathematical >
1.
< physicotheology >
2.
< physicooptics >
: physical and
< physicomental >
3.
< physicochemistry >
: relating to physics and
< physicomathematical >
physico-
Prefix
- physical; pertaining to physics
- natural; having or relating to or depending upon natural causes
Etymology
From Ancient Greek; see physical.