physique
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of physique
1820–30; < French < Latin physicus. See physic
Explanation
Physique is a word used to describe the form or shape of the human body. If you have a buff physique, you’re in great shape. Well done. Physique, pronounced "fiz-eek,” is from French for “physical.” Someone with a muscular physique has been getting physical in the gym. Everyone has a physique (except ghosts) but the word often refers to a muscular or well-sculpted body. Sometimes people who train for events like marathons or body-building competitions like to take pictures of their physiques before and after.
Vocabulary lists containing physique
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English Words Derived from French, List 4
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Example Sentences
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"Charles Kane, who discovered topological insulators, introduced a good analogy," said Benjamin Wieder, a faculty member at the Institut de Physique Théorique, Université Paris-Saclay and project co-lead.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2024
Just months after discovering bodybuilding, Kutz entered a National Physique Committee Bikini competition at 16.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022
“It’s remarkable to have such an improvement in stiffness,” says Costantino Creton, a materials scientist at the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles in Paris who was not involved with the work.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 26, 2017
“Relying only on brick-and-mortar locations will take too long,” said Jennifer Vaughan Maanavi, the chief executive and co-founder of Physique 57.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016
Institutions de Physique, by Marquise du Châtelet, 152, 202.
From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine
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