A Topical Dictionary: Search for physique

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English

Etymology

From #French|physique.

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at en-us-physique.ogg
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-iːk|-iːk

Noun

The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
: The trained muscular structure of a person's body.

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French

Etymology

From physicus.

Adjective

physique

physical, sportive
: Monter un immeuble d'une centaine d'étages par les escaliers est une activité plutôt physique.

Noun 1

#English|physique
: Certaines personnes jugent les gens seulement sur leur physique.
: Certains métiers nécessitent un bon physique et un entraînement régulier.

Noun 2

physics
: Ses matières préférées sont la chimie et la physique.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Physique \Phy*sique"\ (f[i^]*z[=e]k"), n. [F. See Physic.]
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
[1913 Webster]

With his white hair and splendid physique. --Mrs.
Stowe.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet physique
n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: build, body-build,
habitus]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body,
physical body, material body, soma, build, figure,
anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]

Moby Dictionary
anatomy , architectonics , architecture , arrangement , beef ,
beefiness , bod , body , body-build , bones , brand , brawn , brawniness ,
build , building , built , carcass , cast , character , chassis , clay ,
clod , complexion , composition , configuration , conformation ,
constituents , constitution , construction , corpus , crasis , creation ,
dharma , diathesis , disposition , elasticity , ethos , fabric ,
fabrication , fashion , fashioning , fiber , figure , flesh , forging ,
form , format , formation , frame , genius , getup , grain , habit ,
heftiness , hue , hulk , humor , humors , huskiness , ilk ,
involuntary muscle , kind , make , makeup , making , manufacture ,
material body , mold , molding , muscle , muscularity , musculature ,
nature , organic structure , organism , organization , pattern ,
patterning , person , physical body , plan , production , property ,
quality , setup , shape , shaping , sinew , sinewiness , sinews , soma ,
somatotype , sort , spirit , stamp , streak , stripe , structure ,
structuring , suchness , system , tectonics , temper , temperament ,
tendency , tenor , texture , thew , thewiness , thews , tissue , tone ,
torso , trunk , type , vein , voluntary muscle , warp and woof , way ,
weave , web